Fire on Monday gutted part of the gymnasium hall of Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna, destroying the roof, ceiling and other properties worth millions of naira.
The fire incidence, according to eyewitnesses was caused by electrical wiring, and took fire fighters two hours to douse it and bring it under control. No life was lost and nobody sustained any serious injury as most of the occupants were out when the fire started.
The North West Coordinator, Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, Alhaji Abdullahi Idris, described the development as unfortunate.
“Yes. It is true that fire incidence was recorded at the Gymnasium Hall of the Ahmadu Bello Stadium. We thank God that no loss of lives or injuries were recorded,” he said.
Explaining the extent of damage, Idris said that it only affected the changing rooms and adjoining offices, but the gymnasium hall itself is intact.
He said that a committee was immediately set up to investigate the fire incident, determine what caused the inferno, and suggest ways of forestalling further reoccurrence.
Blueprint recall that a week ago, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), North West Zone organised a stakeholders meeting in Kaduna, where ways of preventing fire outbreaks and response to mitigate fire incidence were discussed.
