Seven female students have been confirmed dead after a
fire engulfed their dormitory inside their boarding school in Jogana village,
Kano yesterday night. Eyewitnesses say the fire started at about 9pm when most
of the students had gone to bed.
As many as 25 of them sustained injury as they tried to flee the scene of the fire through the only two exits made available. The cause of the fire has not yet been ascertained.
As many as 25 of them sustained injury as they tried to flee the scene of the fire through the only two exits made available. The cause of the fire has not yet been ascertained.
However, Authorities in Kano have given more details
about a fire which led to at least seven female students being killed and 25
others injured at a government-run boarding school last night.
Most of the victims died as a result of stampede while trying to escape through two exits at the hostel in a village near Kano, officials said.
Most of the victims died as a result of stampede while trying to escape through two exits at the hostel in a village near Kano, officials said.
The whole hostel was completely gutted by the blaze,
and it took fire-fighters hours to bring it under control.
Meanwhile,the school has been closed and authorities
have ordered a full investigation into the cause of the fire.
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