NIGERIA (Lagos)-The Central Bank of Nigeria in Lagos State, yesterday caught fire which affected the administrative offices on the third floor.

The South West spokesperson of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Ibrahim Farinloye, in a chat with newsmen, disclosed that in the course of battling the inferno, a fire service official collapsed and was rushed to the hospital.

Farinloye said nobody died, adding that the Lagos State Fire Service personnel were on ground on time to contain the situation.

Lagos fire service Director, Rasaq Fadipe, said his men were clamping down the offices and breaking the windows and doors to check for any small fire that might not have been put off.

Last night, Isaac Okorofor, said on behalf of the CBN: ”The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) wishes to inform its stakeholders and the general public that a fire incident occurred at its Lagos Branch Office at about 5:30 this evening (Tuesday, March 25, 2014).

“The fire, which occurred on the first floor of the building, has been put out by a combined team of fighters from the CBN and other institutions.

“We wish to assure our numerous stakeholders that the records of the Bank are intact, as the Bank has an effective backup of all its records, as part of our disaster recovery infrastructure”