Friday, March 29, 2024

UNIMAID: 3 students injured in hostel fire –official

Uba Group

Three female students, who are residents of the Murtala hostel, University of Maiduguri, were reportedly injured with properties destroyed in a fire outbreak on Saturday.

The incident is the second in one month.

The fire, which was suspected to have started from a cooking stove, was said to have been put out almost immediately by the university’s fire service.

Commenting on the incident, the Director, Public Relations of the university, Prof. Danjuma Gambo, said preliminary investigations showed that the incident was caused by a kerosene explosion, and that the three female victims were in the hospital.

Gambo, who described the incident as unfortunate, said the university management was taking steps to enforce more fire safety regulations in students’ hostels.

(NAN).

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