Keffi Fire Leaves Students Homeless
By Roseline Okafor, Nasarawa.
A recent fire incident has occurred at students’ residential apartments in Angwan Lambu, Keffi Local Government Area, Nasarawa State. The fire, which started when students noticed smoke coming from the roof, caused significant damage but details on casualties or the exact cause are not specified in the available reports.
The fire incident at Nasarawa State University’s students’ residential apartments in Angwan Lambu occurred on Thursday evening.
It started shortly after the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) restored power supply to the area. Eyewitnesses reported that students noticed smoke coming from the roof and rushed out for help, but assistance was delayed.
The fire service eventually arrived and attributed the cause to an electrical problem. The fire damaged 45% of the building, with significant loss of belongings for the students involved.
The devastating fire at the student apartment started when students noticed smoke coming from the roof and rushed out for help, but were stranded as no one was available to assist in putting out the fire.
The fire service from Nasarawa State University, Keffi, arrived later, but the fire had already caused significant damage.
Mr. Abashi Duniya Peter, head of the university’s fire service, attributed the cause of the fire to an electrical problem.
“The cause of the fire is electrical. In the process of quenching the fire, there is still electrical light. They should switch off all their appliances, and they should avoid sleeping while cooking, as this can cause serious problems”
According to Peter, the fire damaged 45% of the building, while 55% was saved as the firefighters worked to prevent the fire from spreading to neighboring houses.
“From the scene, almost four blocks of rooms have been destroyed. I don’t know whether they have carried anything out of those rooms. The neighboring house has been saved, and the other four rooms have been saved too”
Faith Akawu, one of the victims, recounted the incident, stating that she was in room two when the electric spark occurred, resulting in the loss of all their belongings.
“I was not inside our room; I was in an opposite room. We heard the sound; we don’t know how it started, but from his room, the extension wire sparked. We lost everything apart from the clothes we are wearing now”.
The report reveals that the students, motivated by fear, were unable to retrieve any of their belongings, including books, except for the clothes they wore and their mobile phones, forcing them to restart by purchasing everything again.
