At least four people, including three children, were feared killed in a tragic bus fire in Gwaram Local Government Area of Jigawa State.......CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLE FROM THE SOURCE>>>>>
The incident was said to have occurred at approximately 4 p.m. on Saturday when a Hummer bus carrying 44 passengers went up in flames near Government Girls Unity Secondary School.
Confirming the incident, the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Lawan Shiisu, said the fire erupted after a mattress tied to the back of the bus came into contact with the exhaust pipe, igniting a deadly blaze.
“The fire started when the mattress caught fire from the vehicle’s exhaust. Unfortunately, four victims, including a 40-year-old woman and three children aged five, three, and ten, were burnt beyond recognition,” Shiisu said.
He added that ten other passengers sustained varying degrees of injuries and were rushed to Gwaram Cottage Hospital for medical treatment, stressing that the remaining passengers were safely evacuated.
According to him, the remains of the deceased have since been handed over to their families for burial in accordance with Islamic rites.
Meanwhile, the Jigawa State Government has expressed its condolences to the families of the deceased and assured the public of renewed efforts to enforce road safety regulations to prevent future occurrences.
