Two Students Seriously Injured As University Of Abuja Girls Hostel Got Burnt Yesterday

2 students were injured in a fire which occurred at the

female hostel of the University of Abuja on Sunday.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the fire

was caused by a gas cooker which exploded. A security

officer, Mrs Fatima Salawo, who said that she was the

supervisor on duty, told NAN that the incident took

place around 8.25 a.m.

She said that the fire broke out as a result of a leaking

gas cylinder, belonging to a 100-level student in the

Department of Micro Biology, simply identified as Lilla.

Salawo said that one 100-level student and another

400-level student were injured in the ensuing fire.

“The 400-level student, who sustained serious injuries,

was rushed to the University of Abuja Teaching

Hospital for treatment, while the 100-level student, who

sustained a minor injury, was taken to the university’s

clinic for treatment.

“i heard students shouting and on getting there, I

discovered a fire outbreak, resulting from a gas cooker

explosion.

“The 400-level student, who suffered serious burns,

was sleeping when the fire broke out. We did our best

to put out the fire before the arrival of firefighters,”she

added.

The hostel porter, Ms Sikirat Shiadu, said that students

had always been warned against cooking in the rooms

where they slept.

She said that the university authorities had provided a

kitchen in the hostel for cooking, advising the students

to cultivate the habit of using the kitchen to avoid the

recurrence of such incidents. She said that the

authorities were aware of the incident.