A female student’s hotel at the University of Benin was on Tuesday gutted by fire.
According to an X user, Ruth Nifemi, who shared a video, the fire destroyed some documents and property at the Hall 2 hostel of the university.
She wrote, “Hall 2 UNIBEN is on fire and fire service came without water
“Entire room with documents burnt down.
The cause of the fire has not yet been ascertained.
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Students and officials could still be seen evacuating the belongings of the students from the rooms downstairs, which were not affected, for fear of the unknown with a mixed crowd of students – those affected and those unaffected – watching from a safe distance. No life was lost.
