Fire guts highrise building in Lagos, bank staff jump for safety

Fire has reportedly got a United Bank for Africa (UBA) branch on Lagos Island

Details of the cause of the fire are still sketchy, but in a video trending on social media, some of the bank’s staff were seen attempting to jump down from the storey building, while others were using a ladder.

The workers were captured in the video trying to escape through the windows.

At the time of this report, emergency responders have yet to issue an official statement on the incident.

Efforts to contain the inferno are ongoing.