April 05, 2011

Bauchi Poly Engolved on Fire

Photo source: dailysun
  • killing a woman and her five month old baby
Another tragedy took place in Bauchi yesterday following a fire out break in the VIP area of Yelwa Gwallameji in Bauchi metroplis. Three people, including a woman and her little son five months old, died after this sober incident.
The fire began, witnesses said from the bedroom of the deceased, as the mother when she slept with his grandchildren and seven years known, believed to be a nanny. News Buffet sources learned that human efforts to save victims, without success made.
Our correspondent has learned that when firefighters arrived the entire building with 15 rooms, most occupied by students of Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, was razed to the ground. The caretaker of the house is concerned, Mr. Adeyinka Adegoke said the Sun that the fire was caused by the explosion of a generator, which remained in the room of the deceased. Adeyinka said the owner of the room a lady Doris Patricia, HND II Student Laboratory Science Technology was (TR), Department of the Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi. He said Doris, who served six rooms, went to Kogi State to visit her husband and left her baby and seven-year-old daughter with her mother.
Most of the inmates of the hostel and 15 rooms were not there at the time of the fire. A neighbor, Esther Eluwa said sound generator, which was the afternoon of that fateful day, repaired, it is disturbing his sleep and moaned. Miss Eluwa said after a while, the person repairing the generator, placed in the room. Miss Damilola Ehindero roommate Miss Eluwa and HND II student of Hospitality and Tourism Management, said a friend called me and said his house was on fire. "I was told that the fire in the dining room, mother and daughter, Abiko, was burnt beyond recognition, while the mother and child were transported to the hospital.
"When I came back, everything was reduced to ashes in my room is gone. My roommate was not too much. We could not collect anything from the house," he said. Another inmate, Rotimi Ogundipe, who remains his hotel room after graduation, he lost all his credentials as an NYSC discharge certificate, issued gloomy day was straight fire. Adeyinka said that efforts to rescue the victims failed in his room and had to call the fire department.
"We tried to break open the door, but my mom was taken, holding the baby when he finally managed to break the door." I saw it on the floor. She struggled to open the door. She held the baby was too weak and they cry, "Baby," "Baby" called Abiko. "But it was too late, Abiko turned to ash, I was able to see parts of the head and the body is reduced. It was very sad."
The old woman and her young son died the next day in the ABUTH, Bauchi, the next day. Sabon Sarkin Galadima, Hassan Ibrahim, described the incident as unfortunate and a fire governemnt call to the Federal Government in a fire station in the region.
"This year alone I had three cases of fire in my area, we sympathized with the bereaved families and students who lost their valuables in the fire .." Said
Hassan.  
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