Operations at three businesses on the Tonique Williams-Darling Highway came to a standstill for almost an hour yesterday, after a generator caught fire at a bank in the area and forced an evacuation.
The generator that supplies power to the Bank of The Bahamas caught afire some time after mid-day, surrounding the building in thick smoke and setting off the alarm.
The bank, the National Workers Cooperative Credit Union and Workers Wash were immediately evacuated.
There were no injuries and the buildings were not damaged.
Cable Beach Fire Branch officer Corporal 1331 Lamont Bain said the fire was confined to the bank’s generator system, which is located at the back of the building.
He said the ...

Click here to read more at The Nassau Guardian