Bank of Maldives on Saturday, 29 August 2020, made official announcement of closing down its ATM center located at Henveiru Marine Dream.
The bank's decision to close down its ATM Center providing service of US Dollar withdrawal and depository comes following the fire at the building's neighboring establishment on Friday evening.
The national bank of Maldives made confirmation to its customers on Twitter, noting they can 'continue to deposit and withdraw USD from' the ATM Centers at Renaatus Ithaa Mui in Hulhumale' and from Velana International Airport (VIA).
On Friday late evening, around 22:30hrs reports came in of a fire breaking out from a local restaurant at Henveiru district. The building is most famously known among locals as 'Jalapeno' building, where a restaurant of the said name operated years prior.
Authorities report damage beyond immediate repair on the building while its neighboring building that accommodates offices of both State Bank of India (SBI) and Ooredoo Maldives had sustained damages as well.
Meanwhile, authorities have not been able to confirm the reason behind the fire while Friday evening's incident marks the third biggest fire in recent months while two major disasters struck out in 2019; one involving a residential area.
