7 Kwara Poly Students Injured As Fire Razes Gas Station
Seven students at the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, have reportedly sustained varying degrees of injury during a fire incident at a gas refilling shop near a student hostel.
The fire incident, it was gathered, occurred at Destiny Villa, Dola Abimbola Street, Elekoyangan area in Ilorin East LGA late Saturday night.
A gas attendant was also reportedly injured during the incident.
The Head of Department (HOD) Media and Publicity of the state Fire Service, Hakeem Adekunle, confirmed the incident on Sunday.
Adekunle explained that “the fire started when a gas attendant at a nearby gas shop was refilling a gas cylinder.”
“The cylinder fell and exploded, concurrently releasing gas from the charged hose used for refilling. This exacerbated the fire, resulting in injuries to seven Kwara State Polytechnic students and the gas attendant.
“Upon arrival at the scene, firemen encountered a building with about 17 self-contained rooms fully ablaze. Four rooms were affected, and eight individuals sustained injuries.
“Total estimated property loss was valued at N14.6 million, while a total estimated property saved was N72.2 million,” he added.
In response to the incident, Director of Kwara State Fire Service, Prince Falade John, dispatched his team to check on the affected students on Sunday.
The director also urged the members of the public to prioritise safety measures to prevent fire disasters.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Saliu Ajibola Ajia Kabir Shagaya Universal Basic Education Commission GAMA Yaru SGBN Reuben Paraje Ayegbeni Samuel Adaramola Tunji Ajanaku Raliat Elelu-Habeeb Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road Moro Shaykh Luqman Jimoh Senior Ibrahim Suleiman Ile Arugbo Adamu Attah Convocation Ceremonies John Obuh EFCC Olaosebikan Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone Sola Saraki Educational Foundation Yusuf Ibitokun Sherifat Funmilayo Oniwa Christopher Tunji Ayeni Yemi Sanni Hamidu Olowo Folashade Omoniyi Kwara Hotel Olatunji Bamgbola Garba Dogo Dele Momodu Kwara Poly Millennium Development Goals Volunteers Of Ilorin Community And The Emirate Saka Asiat Ayinke Abiodun Oyedepo Olanrewju Okanlawon Musa Nurudeen Muhammed Issa Oloruntogun Suwa-Arabs Ben Duntoye Lawan Bolakale Ayo Adisa Logun Iyabo Dupe Adekeye Elesie Of Esie Offa Ita-Ore Abdulwahab Olarewaju Issa Ibrahim Orire Abdulquowiyu Olododo Post-utme General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Ilorin Madawaki Yusuf AbdulRasheed Maigida Sunday Popo-Ola Babaloja-General Demola Banu Tanke Ijakadi Biliaminu Aliu Najim Yaasin Abdulbaqi Jimoh SWAN Neo Mundo Ltd Pakata Patriots Bureau Of Lands Awili Pedro Alapado Shonga Rapheal Ashaolu Kwara State Infrastructure Development Fund Saka Aleshinloye Maryam A. Garuba

