Cooking Stove Fire Razes Uniabuja Female Hostel

Three female students of the University of Abuja
suffered injury following a fire outbreak at the
hostel of the school's mini-campus in Gwagwalada
yesterday.
A witness said the incident occurred at night when most
students had gone to bed.
She said only one room was affected in the incident
saying one of those who suffered burns was still
receiving treatment at a hospital in Abuja, while the
remaining two were treated for minor injuries and
discharged.
"The four occupants of the room lost all their
belongings to the fire as the affected room was
completely razed down before the fire was put under
control," she said.
The fire outbreak is suspected to have been caused by a
lit cooking stove left unattended as there was no
electricity when the incident occurred.
Although there was no official statement from the
management of the university concerning the incident,
it's been learnt that the Vice Chancellor of the
University, Professor James Sunday Adelabu had
already visited the scene of fire.
Professor Adelabu, who sympathized with victims of
the incident, also warned students to stop using cooking
stove in their rooms.
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