Fire destroys University's properties

The students of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi were left to regret their day as they battled a nasty fire accident that engulfed the female hostel of the school.

According to PUNCH Metro, the incident happened around 9pm in room 18 of Bethel Hostel, and it damaged the properties of the students occupying the hostel.

The inferno threw the school campus into pandemonium as the only thought on everyone's mind was how to put the fire away.

A high voltage is said to be the reason for the rather unfortunate incident, when there was a switch from the school’s power generator to the public electricity system.

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Thankfully, no life was lost in the fire, but it took the efforts of fire fighters to put an end to the accident which last for two hours.