Sunday, March 2,2014 is a day not to be easily forgotten by some female students in Federal Government Girls College Umuahia as a girls' hostel in the said school housing about 119 students was razed by fire. It was gathered that the fire incident occurred at about 8.30pm on Sunday while the students were in their classrooms observing their night prep. Therefore, no life was lost.
It was the second fire incident in the school in less than three months. On December 9, 2013 the school had lost a hostel housing 79 students four days before the end of the school session.
Acting principal of the school, Mr. Ernest Chukwuka lamented the fire incident just as the school was putting finishing touches to the hostel which was burnt last December.
The timely intervention of the state fire service reportedly prevented the fire from spreading to other hostels.
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