Tragedy: Midnight inferno razes hospitalin Ondo

A popular private hospital in Akure, the
Ondo State capital, the Ultimate Specialist
Hospital was in the early hours of
yesterday gutted by fire.
Medical equipment and other valuable
items worth millions of naira were
destroyed by the inferno, which lasted for
almost two hours.
It was, however, not certain whether or
not any casualty was recorded, but many
patients receiving treatment at the
hospital were rescued.
Although the cause of the fire incident
which started at 2a.m. in the midnight
could not be ascertained as at press time,
Daily Sun gathered that a power surge
occurred few minutes to the incident.
Daily Sun was reliably informed that
officials of the state Fire Service arrived
the scene of the incident late, hence, the
high gravity of the inferno.
The proprietor of the hospital, Dr. David
Oguntuase could not be reached as at the
time of filing this report.
A similar incident occurred penultimate
Saturday at the Arakale gas company,
Akure.