CBN Reveals Actual Cause of Explosion At Their Calabar Branch

The Central Bank of Nigeria last night
revealed what really happened during the gas explosion at their Calabar, Cross River state branch.
Two persons, a staff and a construction
worker died from the critical injuries
sustained in the explosion.
Isaac Okoroafor, acting corporate affairs
director of the bank gave the update.
He said:
“The fire, which broke out at
about 12 noon in the banking
hall of the premises, was
apparently caused by a gas
explosion from the air
conditioners in the building
which was undergoing some
refurbishment at the moment.
As soon as the incident
occurred, the CBN emergency
alert system was activated, the
Fire Service was called in, and
the fire was immediately brought
under control.
Following the explosion and fire,
about twenty five (25) persons
sustained various levels of
injury, and are currently
receiving treatment at hospitals
in Calabar. Four of the injured
have been discharged.
We are, however, very saddened
to confirm that two of the
critically injured, a CBN staff
and a construction worker, have
died at the hospital. We are now
working with the bereaved
families to determine next
steps”, Okoroafor said.
The police had given a lower figure of 20
persons being injured, two of them in critical conditions.
The Commissioner of Police in Cross River, Mr Henry Fadairo said that the explosion, which caused panic in the state capital, was not a bomb blast as speculated.