The Automated Teller Machine's room of a Second Generation Bank located along Awolowo road in Bodija Area of Ibadan, the Oyo state capital was razed by fire on Thursday evening.

The incident which started around 7 pm and was noticed by some customers within the bank premises who raised an alarm about the inferno.

It was gathered that all the machines within the premises were functioning properly before the incident happened.

Due to the security arrangement around the bank, sympathisers could not get easy access to the bank premises to rescue the situation but the few people that rushed to the premises joined in the rescue mission.

The timely arrival of officers from the Oyo state fire service prevented the inferno from spreading to other parts of the bank.

Two trucks of the fire service were deployed to the scene while vehicular movement in the area was disrupted during the rescue operation which lasted for about two hours.

Although the cause of the incident is yet to be determined, sources within the bank attributed the cause to a power surge.

All the bank officials contacted for comment on the incident declined interview but referred our Correspondent to their head office in Lagos.