By Jimmy Jackson
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof Florence Obi on thursday bemoaned the ugly fire inferno development, assuring that a committee will be put in place to investigate the unpleasant occurrence.
The VC also lauded the bravery of the students and staff during the incident.
The fire outbreak which occurred yesterday within the Stores area and the Students Affairs Division of the Registry saw students as well as some Staff of the institution fought to prevent a raging fire from submerging the entire Central Stores building.
Some students who were eye-witness while speaking with our reporter explained that it was shocking but could not ascertain the cause of the fire outbreak.
The wildfire affected mainly the major storeroom housing Furniture, Cleaning Agents, Stationery, and other items yet to be identified as that part of the building was razed.
Some Management Staff like the Dean of Students, Prof Tony Eyang, Director of the Physical Planning Unit, Arc Onun Ikpi and the Deputy Director, of Centre for General Studies (CGS), Barr Maxwell Eba among others were at the scene of the event.
