By Chijioke Kingsley
Abuja (Sundiata Post) – No fewer than seven persons have been confirmed dead and some others injured during a fire incident that occurred at Kabong, Gada Biyu in the Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The fire incident, which occurred in the early hours of Saturday, was attributed to a high tension cable that bridged with service wires which supplied electricity to the community, resulting in the loss of lives and destruction of properties.
The densely populated community is both residential and commercial, resulting in goods at the business premises consumed by the fire incident.https://sundiatapost.com/electricity-embrace-map-scheme-to-obtain-meters-jed-urges-customers/
A household in the community lost two members of the same family in the incident as sympathisers gathered at the family house where Naomi David, 54; and Abraham David, 39; both died in the attempt to disconnect one of the appliances during the incident.
The remains of the deceased have been deposited at the Bingham University Teaching Hospital Mortuary where some of the injured were treated and those with severe burns were on referral to the Jos University Teaching Hospital.
Meanwhile the Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JED), has expressed sadness over the transformer explosion.
In a statement on Saturday by its Head of Corporate Communications, Dr Friday Adakole, the electricity company extended its sympathy to the families of those who encountered losses during the incident.
It said, “Jos Electricity Distribution Plc is anguished by the unfortunate incident at about 0313 hours today, affecting customers on our Kabong primary Distribution Transformer in the Kabong area, Rukuba Road Jos.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the accident was a result of a high-tension line snap onto the low-tension lines which resulted in a voltage supply outside limits.https://sundiatapost.com/jed-md-visits-energy-suppliers-targets-increase-in-electricity/
“The source feeder tripped off and inter-tripped the Transmission end source from Makeri Transmission Station.
“We will continue to monitor the situation closely and communicate the facts of this regrettable incident”, he said.
Also, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, Alhaji Mammanlafia Umar on behalf of the Managing Director, Engr Abdu Bello Mohammed has promised to pay all outstanding bills of those who sustained injuries and are currently being hospitalised
