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Fire guts Unity Bank headquarters [VIDEO]

Fire on Monday morning gutted the Unity Bank head office at Victoria Island in Lagos State.

The cause of the inferno could not be ascertained but a video trending on social media showed that the top part of the building has been fully gutted by the fire.

Speaking on the incident, Unity Bank Plc while confirming the incident, said the incident occurred on one of the floors of the building.

Mr Matthew Obiazikwor, Head, Corporate Communications, in a statement to NAN said, “The cause of the fire incident is yet to be ascertained, but the fire service has intervened and 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.

“We are grateful to all the agencies and volunteers that supported in bringing the incident under control,’’ Obiazikwor said.

He said that further developments regarding the incident would be communicated as they unfold.

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