borkena
January 26, 2021
A fire at Dire Dawa University on Monday reportedly claimed the life of a child. The extent of property damage is unknown yet, as reported by Deutsche Welle Amharic Service.
Ubah Adem, the University’s President, gave a press statement on Tuesday about the accident. She said the fire started in broad daylight around 12 p.m. local time in one of the buildings on the University’s campus.
Earlier there was a fire in the store near female student’s dormitory and the child who is said to be nine years old was killed in the accident.
Dire Dawa City fire brigade, the Federal police and the university community worked together to control the fire, the president added.
Furthermore, it is said that police launched an investigation into the cause of the fire.
Join the conversation. Like borkena on Facebook and get Ethiopian News updates regularly. As well, you may get Ethiopia News by following us on twitter @zborkena
The post Dire Dawa University Fire reportedly claimed life appeared first on Borkena Ethiopian News.