The Dugbe branch of Zenith Bank in
Ibadan, Oyo State, was gutted by an early morning fire, which resulted
in a logjam as police and fire fighters closed the two roads leading to
the bank.
Smoke billowed from the burning building
as fire fighters from the Oyo State Fire Service made frantic effort to
put off the fire. The incident was confirmed by the Public Relations
Officer of the Oyo State Police Command, Olabisi Ilobanafor. She said
circumstances leading to the fire were still not known and that no
casualty was recorded.
A staff of the bank who did not give his
name because he was not authorised to speak on the matter said the fire
started from the bank’s conference room shortly after their routine
staff meeting around 8 am.
He said, “We just left the room and
suddenly, smoke enveloped everywhere. We were asked to go out while the
fire fighters and the police were invited by the management.”
He added that it will be difficult to
ascertain the extent of damage but confirmed that bags and other items
belonging to staff were trapped in the commotion and could have been
affected by the fire.
One of the fire fighters who gave his name as Benjamin said they succeeded in putting out the fire after two hours.
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