A fire outbreak on Thursday night gutted a female hostel annexe of Gombe State University, left three hospitalised with different degrees of injuries.
The flames is suspected to have been triggered by a cooking gas explosion.
The Public Relations Officer of the Federal Fire Service, Gombe Command, Assistant Superintendent of Fire, Bashir Muazu, while confirming the incident, described it as “unfortunate”.
He said that it was caused by LPG, cooking gas, saying that it is based on preliminary investigation, it was caused by unattended cooking by a student.
According to him, “while no fatalities were recorded, three students were taken to the hospital.”
A source told DAILY POST that the fire could have been put out quickly if the school’s fire service was functioning well.
The Public Relations Officer of Gombe State University, Hadu Naphtali, could not be reached to comment on the incident.
