{"id":152524,"date":"2025-02-24T11:46:31","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T10:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/four-feared-dead-in-jigawa-bus-fire"},"modified":"2025-02-26T23:50:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T22:50:35","slug":"four-feared-dead-in-jigawa-bus-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/four-feared-dead-in-jigawa-bus-fire","title":{"rendered":"Four feared dead in Jigawa bus fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>At least four people, including three children, were feared killed in a tragic bus fire in Gwaram Local Government Area of Jigawa State.<\/p>\n<p>The incident was said to have occurred at approximately 4 p.m. on Saturday when a Hummer bus carrying 44 passengers went up in flames near Government Girls Unity Secondary School.<\/p>\n<p>Confirming the incident, the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Lawan Shiisu, said the fire erupted after a mattress tied to the back of the bus came into contact with the exhaust pipe, igniting a deadly blaze.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fire started when the mattress caught fire from the vehicle\u2019s exhaust. Unfortunately, four victims, including a 40-year-old woman and three children aged five, three, and ten, were burnt beyond recognition,\u201d Shiisu said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that ten other passengers sustained varying degrees of injuries and were rushed to Gwaram Cottage Hospital for medical treatment, stressing that the remaining passengers were safely evacuated.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the remains of the deceased have since been handed over to their families for burial in accordance with Islamic rites.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Jigawa State Government has expressed its condolences to the families of the deceased and assured the public of renewed efforts to enforce road safety regulations to prevent future occurrences.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. At least four people, including three children, were feared killed in a tragic bus fire in Gwaram Local Government Area of Jigawa State. 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