Two undergrad sisters burnt to death in Agbor

ASABA —TWO female undergraduate siblings have
been burnt to death following a midnight inferno that
razed their hostel in Agbor, Delta State, Tuesday.
The two girls were students of College of Education,
Agbor and were among those living in a private
hostel adjacent the college.
Their names were given as Favour and Ndidi from
Obiaruku in Ukwuani Local Government Area of the
state.
According to an eyewitness, “the unfortunate
incident occurred while they were sleeping in the
hostel. The fire started at about midnight unknown
to neighbours that the two girls were in their
rooms.”
The cause of the fire was not immediately
ascertained but Vanguard gathered that men of the
state fire service were called in for rescue
operation after the havoc had been done. The two
corpses were deposited at the Central Hospital,
Agbor.
State Commissioner, Bureau for Special Duties, Dr.
Tony Nwaka, had while delivering his mid-term
report last year said 90 lives and property worth
over N7 billion were lost to fire in the last six years.
He said over N65 billion property were salvaged.