There was a fire outbreak at the Access Bank branch on Adetokunbo Ademola Street, in the Victoria Island area of Lagos State on Wednesday.
According to reports, the fire started from a diesel-laden truck and a car on the bank’s premises.
It was gathered the diesel-laden truck was offloading diesel for the generators of the bank when it caught fire in the process.
Confirming the incident, the General Manager, LASEMA, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said, “On arrival at the incident scene, it was observed that a fully loaded 33,000 litres diesel tanker with number plate AKD 637 XP and a car stationed beside it with number plate AKD 234 FA were completely ravaged by the fire.
“Investigation conducted at the scene revealed that the tanker was dispensing diesel for the uses of generators in the bank premises and inadvertently caught fire.
“A combined intervention of the emergency responders, LASEMA Response Team, Eko Hotel, LASG fire, UBA Fire Service, and Federal Fire are able to arrest the fire and stop it from escalating to further the building in the premises.
“No loss of life recorded, damping down ongoing.”
Meanwhile, Access Bank confirmed the incident in a tweet, saying no one was harmed and safety protocols have been activated.
“There has been a fire incident at our Adetokunbo Ademola branch this morning. Thankfully, no one was harmed.
“Our fire protocol has been activated and all personnel have been moved to safety.
“Cause of the fire was a diesel truck discharging fuel, we advise you to avoid that area,” the tweet reads.