Afriland Properties Plc has confirmed a fire incident at its headquarters, Afriland Towers, located on Broad Street, Lagos Island, Lagos.

This was contained in a statement titled, “Statement on Fire Incident at Afriland Towers, Lagos Island”, signed by the Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications, Afriland Properties, Chukwunonso Okafor, dated today.

The company’s confirmation comes on the heels of confusion that trailed the incident, as viral reports initially claimed that the headquarters of the United Bank for Africa had been gutted by fire.

Videos and photos shared widely on social media had wrongly suggested that the bank’s corporate head office at Marina was affected.

UBA later clarified that the fire broke out at a building on Broad Street housing one of its branches, not its Marina head office. In a statement, the bank assured that the safety and well-being of its staff and customers at the branch had been secured.

Setting the record straight, the management of Afriland explained that emergency responders arrived promptly at the scene to contain the fire.

“Afriland Properties Plc regrets to inform that a fire incident occurred today (Tuesday) at Afriland Towers, our headquarters, located on Broad Street, Lagos Island, Lagos.

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