7 FEMALE STUDENTS DIE IN KANO DORMITORY FIRE OUTBREAK

Seven female students have been
confirmed dead after a fire engulfed
their dormitory inside their boarding
school in Jogana village, Kano
yesterday night.
Eyewitnesses say the fire started at
about 9pm when most of the
students had gone to bed.
As many as 25 of them sustained
injury as they tried to flee the scene
of the fire through the only two exits
made available.