By Ismail Auwal
Three students were injured and properties destroyed in a fire outbreak at the University of Maiduguri Murtala female hostel on Saturday.
The fire, which was suspected to have started from a cooking stove, was the second in one month.
it was put out almost immediately by the university’s fire service.
A witness said the incident was brought under control as the fire was put out while the three injured students were hospitalised.
The Director, Public Relations and Radio of UNIMAID, Prof Danjuma Gambo, also said the incident was caused by kerosene explosion and that an investigation was being carried out, assuring that safety measures would be adopted to prevent such
Gambo, who described the incident as unfortunate, said the university management was taking steps to enforce more fire safety regulations in students’ hostels.
