7 Female Students Dead and Many Injured as Fire Engulfs School Dormitory in Kano (Photos)

 

At least seven female students of Government Girls Secondary School, Jogana, about 20 kilometers from the city of Kano, has been reported dead in a tragic dormitory fire incident.

 

A Kano state official said that most of the deaths resulted from a stampede as hundreds of students rushed to escape the blaze through two exits.

 

The fire reportedly broke out in the biggest hostel of the school when the students were sleeping, and for now, the cause of the fire remains unknown. 

 

 

A statement released yesterday night by Usman Bello, the director of press to the deputy governor, stated that the fire had been put under control in the night and the affected students were rushed to hospital.

 

The government has closed the boarding school and ordered full investigation into the fire.

 

Source: BBC Africa