A fire outbreak occurred on Thursday at a multi-storey
building housing a Polaris Bank branch on Broad street in Lagos.
Videos shared on
social media showed thick smoke billowing from the building as residents and
business owners gathered around the scene.
Emergency responders, including firefighters, were deployed
to contain the blaze and prevent it from spreading to adjoining buildings.
The cause of the fire had yet to be determined as of the
time of filing this report.
In a statement issued on Thursday, Polaris Bank said the
fire affected the car park of its Broad street branch and was swiftly brought
under control.
The bank said there were no casualties or fatalities, adding
that emergency responders acted swiftly to bring the situation under control.
“Following the fire incident at the Car Park of our Broad
Street Branch, Lagos, we are pleased to confirm that the situation was swiftly
contained and, thankfully, there were no casualties or fatalities,” the
statement reads.
“We appreciate the prompt response of emergency services.”
The bank said reports that 34 people were killed in the
inferno were misleading.
The bank also urged members of the public to disregard
unverified reports circulating on social media and rely on information from
credible news platforms and its official communication channels.
“We urge the public to rely only on credible news platform
and our official channels for accurate information and disregard false reports
circulating online,” the statement added.
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