Ololade Adeyanju/
A section of the mortuary of the Anatomy Department of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State was razed by fire this morning, burning 12 of the corpses stored in the facility.
The institution’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olanrewaju, confirmed the incident, attributing it to a power surge in the facility.
He said about 102 bodies were stored in the cabin of the mortuary at the time of the incident.
“The fire, which broke out at 3am today, was caused by electricity surge which affected a section of the morgue where corpses are kept.
“Out of about 102 bodies that are kept in the morgue, 12 were affected by the fire outbreak.
“The department has made detailed arrangements to duly and adequately inform those who have kept bodies in the morgue.
“The VC has also constituted a three-member committee to look into the immediate and remote causes of the fire outbreak,” he said.
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