Fire engulfs building of new generation bank in Victoria Island- A building is currently on fire in Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos - The building is owned by a new generation bank in VictorialIsland - The information was shared on social media by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! A building owned by a new generation bank in Victoria Island, Lagos is currently on fire. This was announced on the Twitter page of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA). The incident is happening at the popular Adetokunbo Ademola axis close to Eko Hotel in Nigeria's commercial capital. “Traffic diversion going on The Civic Center junction. Onlookers causing more traffic pains,” LASTMA tweeted. PAY ATTENTION: Install our latest app for Android, read best news on Nigeria’s #1 news app It is on record that Lagos state has witnessed so many fire incidents in the year 2020. Read also Coronavirus: Traders reveal hike in cost of food items as Easter beckons The state recorded about 39 fire incidents in the first week of 2020, according to data provided by the Lagos state government. Lagos state commissioner for special duties and intergovernmental relations, Adewale Ahmed, made this known during a media briefing at Ikeja, Lagos state. He stated that there was a need for all residents to be more careful as the dry harmattan period enhances the spread of fire easily. Earlier this month, four fire incidents were recorded in different locations in Lagos state within two hours. The state fire service said it attended to the emergencies between 1.2apm and 3.18pm at a furniture showroom in Badore, Ajah; a burning truck on Third Mainland Bridge and bush fires on Shagamu Road, Odogunyan and International Trade Fair complex, Ojo. The acting head of the fire service, Mrs Margaret Adeseye, in a statement, said firefighters from various fire stations responded to the incidents respectively. Read also Xenophobia: Nigerians are worse than South Africans - Comedian Hyenana reacts to ongoing protest in Nigeria It was gathered that the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, also joined in the emergency operation on Third Mainland Bridge. Recall that two warehouses belonging to a brewery caught fire in Ogba, Lagos, on Thursday morning, August 13. The fire started at the twin warehouses used to store plastic containers and bottles for the company at about 3 am. Firefighters, from Alausa and Ilupeju stations, were deployed to the scene while no deaths or injuries were recorded. Legit.ng had earlier reported that the popular Ajao market in Lagos state was on Wednesday, July 1, destroyed by a terrible fire outbreak which started in the very early hours of the day. The flames started from a shopping mall which spread to other parts of the market, destroying properties worth a lot of money. Confirming the development, the spokesman of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Nosa Okunbor said that no casualty has been recorded. Read also Kogi guber: Huge number of APC aspirants is due to my efforts, says Gov Bello Okunbor said: “There is a fire outbreak there. It started around 1 am but we are there already. From all indications, the Ajao Main Market has a small shopping mall and from what we gathered, the fire started from the shopping mall and extended to the main market and affected some adjoining buildings." Abule Ado fire: Lives lost, houses destroyed in Lagos explosion | Legit TV Source: Legit.ng - A building is currently on fire in Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos - The building is owned by a new generation bank in VictorialIsland - The information was shared on social media by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority PAY ATTENTION: PAY ATTENTION: Legit.ng