CBN denies report of fire incident at head office

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday denied
reports that the head office building was on fire.

According to a statement by Isaac Okorafor, Ag. Director,
Corporate Communications, passersby who saw a pall of exhaust from
the generator house far away from the building apparently mistook
the exhaust for fire smoke.

“The CBN maintains a total security system that triggers safety
alarms in the presence of smoke and so all fire engines and
personnel received the alert only to discover that it was an
unusual pall of exhaust,” the statement said.

“The affected generator has been rested and normal work has been
uninterrupted, while the engineers are working to rectify the
issues with the generator.

“We hereby assure the general public that there has been no fire
at our building.”

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday denied
reports that the head office building was on
fire.

According to a statement by Isaac Okorafor, Ag. Director,
Corporate Communications, passersby who saw a pall of exhaust from
the generator house far away from the building apparently mistook
the exhaust for fire smoke.

“The CBN maintains a total security system that triggers safety
alarms in the presence of smoke and so all fire engines and
personnel received the alert only to discover that it was an
unusual pall of exhaust,” the statement said.

“The affected generator has been rested and normal work has been
uninterrupted, while the engineers are working to rectify the
issues with the generator.

“We hereby assure the general public that there has been no fire
at our building.”