Fire yesterday razed a room in a block at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos (UNILAG).
According to the college’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Olusesan Odejimi, the fire was caused by an electric cooker, which was not switched off during power outage.
“Some students were cooking and there was an interruption in public source of power by the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) but occupants of the room left the cooker on and went out. When the light returned the electric cooker caught fire and the room was razed,” he said.
He said two rooms were affected, but one was razed.
Odejimi said the college management has visited the scene to assess the damage.
“The students have been relocated to another room and the burnt rooms cordoned off to prevent accident,” he said.
Odejimi said normalcy has since returned to the college.
An eye witness said the students were on top of the situation before the fire service arrived, adding:”They were using water and the fire extinguishers in the school to put out the fire by themselves.”