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Residential students of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) escaped death yesterday following a mysterious fire that allegedly gutted the office of the Dean of Student Affairs Department of the institution.
A statement from the Police Public Relations Officer of Enugu state command, Ebere Amaraizu, which confirmed the incident, said full investigations have begun into it.

An eye witness said that the fire allegedly gutted the Dean’s office located near some hostels at the early hours of yesterday.

It was gathered that the swift intervention of fire fighters stopped the fire from spreading to the hostels.
Though there was no loss of life, the fire was said to have destroyed computers, documents and other office equipment.

It was gathered that policemen surrounded the Student Affairs Department shortly after the fire incident and prevented people from getting close to catch a glimpse of the scene.

“The fire took us unawares. Nobody knows the cause of the fire, we were all surprised. If not for the quick intervention of fire fighters, it would have spread to our hostels,” a student of UNN who spoke on condition of anonymity said.