Fire outbreak at Unity Bank head office Lagos – TheNigerialawyer

The head office of Unity Bank on Victoria Island, Lagos State
was on Monday gutted by fire.

The fire outbreak was confirmed by the bank via its official
Twitter handle.

The bank said, “We regret to inform the public that there was a
fire incident on one of the floors of our Head Office building
early this morning. The cause of the fire incident is yet to be
ascertained but the fire service has intervened and has brought the
situation under control.

“While the extent of damage is being assessed, we are happy to
note that there was no casualty or loss of life as a result of the
incident. From current observations, however, the Banking Hall and
other strategic business areas were not affected.”

Videos of the burning building have been circulating on Twitter
as of the time of filing this report.

See video:

Happening now at Unity Bank Hq, V.I pic.twitter.com/dYrHr0LJ1N^[1]

— Brown Skin Boy (@KingTortibe) September 23, 2019^[2]

While the extent of damage is being
assessed, we are happy to note that there was no casualty or loss
of life as a result of the incident. From current observations,
however, the Banking Hall and other strategic business areas were
not affected.

— Unity Bank Plc (@UnityBankPlc) September 23, 2019^[3]

We regret to inform the public that there
was a fire incident on one of the floors of our Head Office
building early this morning.

The cause of the fire incident is yet to be ascertained but the
fire service has intervened and has brought the situation under
control.

— Unity Bank Plc (@UnityBankPlc) September 23, 2019^[4]

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