Photos: One critically injured as fire engulfs a female hostel at Cross River State College of Education

A student has been hospitalized following a fire
outbreak at the Cross River State College of
Education, COE Akamkpa female hostel today,
May 27.
According to CrossRiverWatch, the fire started at
about 11am in the change-over switch at the
hostel entrance and caused extensive damage to
the building and property of the residents with
no immediate help or means of putting off the
inferno.
"The fire extinguishers at the hostel were
empty at the time of the fire incident. It
was after this event that the College
Management bought new ones just
today" CRW reports.
The Deputy Provost, Dean of Students Affairs,
Hostel Supervisors and some lecturers rushed to
the scene of the incident after the fire outbreak.
Fortunately, most of the students had gone for
lectures or there would have been serious
fatalities.
One of the female students who was sleeping in
the hostel while the fire was raging fainted as a
result of smoke and was rushed her to the
hospital.
The Hostel Porter while speaking to
CrossRiverWatch said,
"The incidents is as a result of electricity
upsurge. Yesterday the engineer tried to
pump the uncharged water tap, but could
not pump water, so he left without
informing the management that there is
electricity fault, so the next morning
when the generator was powered, it
resulted to this incident that has now
inconvenienced all the dwellers in the
female hostel B’"