UPDATED: Activities resume at CBN branch after minor fire incident

The Central Bank of Nigeria says activities have returned at its Jos branch after a minor fire incident.

In a statement on Tuesday, Director Corporate Communications department of the CBN, Isaac Okoroafor says the authorities promptly arrested the situation.

“At about 9.15 a.m., today, Tuesday, April 21, 2020, the fire alarm in our Jos
Branch was triggered and in line with the Bank’s fire drill and protocol, the
skeletal staff on essential duty were promptly evacuated from the building to
the muster point.

“Our Branch Controller quickly called the Fire Service at about 9.19 a.m.
However, before the arrival of men of the fire service, the Bank’s security unit,
relying on information from the Fire Alarm Dashboard, traced the fire to an air
conditioner installed in the inverter room on the second floor of the building.

“They swiftly put out the fire with extinguishers and hydrants installed in the building.

“The affected room has since been cordoned off for further investigation, while normal work has resumed at the branch,” the statement explained.