Barely few days after the Maths Department block of the Faculty of Science, University of Lagos was gutted by fire, an off-campus hostel of some students of the Auchi Polytechnic, Edo State, has also been razed by fire.

Located at Sabo along Iyakpi Road, the building was gutted by fire on Saturday. The inferno destroyed properties worth millions of naira. Lost to the fire were computer sets, students’ files (which include school receipts and some original certificates), electronics and money among other valuables.

Sunday Edhosa, a student and resident of the building who spoke with Campus Square blamed the fire incident on a surge in the public electricity supply by the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN).

“Immediately power was restored, we heard a spark from one of the rooms and before we knew what was happening, the fire had spread round the house. We all ran for safety and couldn’t save any valuable,” Sunday said.

Campus Square gathered that the building would not have been razed if most of the occupants had not travelled for weekend holidays.

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Thank God Almighty no human casualties reported.
Now,I only hope that the proprietor of the property(if private)has some adequate insurance.

Polytechnic at it again. I reserve my comment.

Isn't that the highest rank polytechnic in Nigeria.

mukina2:

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na wa oh!

PHCN is not ready to improve. They are getting worst by the day. See now they have destroy people's valuables. Thank God no life was lost.

I feel for those whose original credentials were destroyed by the fire because to get the various bodies to reissue them may be a bit difficult since we do not keep data in Nigeria.

students and carelessness.

vanunu: students and carelessness.

I'm afraid u might be right, we can't just blindly blame the whole incident on phcn; a student must have carelessly left an electrical appliance on and left for the weekend.

@ OP, the caption is questionable. i dont see how a house gutted by fire in Sabo ;Auchi tags-on to bolded "auchipolytechnic off-campus Hostel"
Imagine some of the parents of these jambitos reading this @ a glance.
Pls lets be guided.

vanunu: students and carelessness.

Did you read the post


My best friend school @ Auchi Poly, and he's been complaining of poor electricity supply.

yorke: Polytechnic at it again. I reserve my comment.

U are just shallow brained...

Apollonio: Thank God Almighty no human casualties reported.
Now,I only hope that the proprietor of the property(if private)has some adequate insurance.

True