A large fire broke out earlier today at the Transcorp Metro Hotel in Calabar, the Cross River State Capital.
A large fire broke out earlier today at the Transcorp Metro Hotel in Calabar, the Cross River State Capital.
A source, who was checked into the hotel at the time of the outbreak, corroborated the incident.
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A source told SaharaReporters that the fire originated from a sparking electrical wire at the hotel’s gas station. In a phone conversation a member of the hotel’s contract staff described the initial spark as a “disco light” followed by a bursting of flames.
There were reports of chaos as hotel patrons flung bags from the hotel windows and fled from the burning area. A source said guests were fortunate that the engulfed gas station was not located immediately next to the hotel, allowing the guests to escape unharmed. As of now, no serious casualties had been reported. However, an on-duty security guard sustained minor burns while attempting to put out the flames, a source said.
At the time of this report fire brigade officers were still on the scene battling the flames.
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