No Records Was Affected By The Minor Fire At CBN Jos Branch, Says CBN

Oru Leonard

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has said that there was no loss of records at the minor fire outbreak which occurred in the morning today at the CBN Jos branch and was put off by Security Staff on duty.

The CBN’s Director of Corporate Communications, Mr Isaac Okoroafor said that at the trigger of the fire alarm, the staff on essential duty were evacuated and the security staff traced and put off the fire that emanated from an air conditioner installed in the inverter room on the second floor of the building.

“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”, Mr Okoroafor explained.

He assured the general public that the minor fire has been effectively put out and no damage was done to any records of the Bank.