What could have been a major disaster was averted this morning as fire
gutted the University of Lagos’ Faculty of Science, Maths Department
block.
Though, the cause of the fire and the extent of damages cannot be
ascertained as at time of filing this report, it generated so much
panic among students and the university staff around. It however took
the prompt intervention of fire fighters to keep the fire from
spreading to other blocks in the faculty.
While some suggested
the fire could have started from a melted cable, others suggested that
it could be a result of high voltage electricity supply from the Power
Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), but efforts to speak to some of the school staff was abortive. None of them was ready to speak on the issue.
A
staff who managed to speak under condition of anonymity told our
reporter that “It is just a minor thing. Everything is under control.
No cause for alarm. Nobody is sure of what actually caused the fire,
but the good news is that everything is under control.”
The
students of the Mathematics department have however been urged to
remain calm and not allow the situation affect their academic activities.PM News
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