According to sources in the area the tragedy occurred in the night as the high tension cable fell on house number 14 and resulted into fire which claimed the life of one Inyang David, a 100 level student of Mechanical Engineering of the Cross River State University of Technology (CRUTECH) and another woman who was said to be nursing a little child.
A source who spoke under anonymity said the cable had always been falling in the past, but not on the roof. This time, it fell on the roof and caused fire that razed the building and killed the two people.
A close pal of the deceased student, Mr Tolale Prince Harmony, while mourning the death of his friend blamed the officials of the power distribution company in the area for negligence which led to the loss of two lives.
Mr. Harmony in his words said “they keep directing the people to call Port Harcourt. I am wondering, what does Port Harcourt have to do with this? I don’t understand. During the fire, they called the fire service and they said no water, no impress, nothing to run. I don’t understand this. The cable fell on the building. And caused a fire that killed Inyang David and another lady, who just gave birth, and did her child dedication just two Sundays ago.”
