Bayelsa broadcasting corporation razed

The Bayelsa State Broadcasting Corporation, Glory FM, was, on Tuesday morning, razed by fire  allegedly ignited by a spark from the control room of the station.

Findings revealed that sections of the station that were affected by the inferno include  accounts office, live studio, recording studio, control room and confidential documents electronics, furniture among others.

A broadcaster in the station who was on air at the time of the incident, Mr. Victor Binawari said “I was doing my breakfast show Rise and Shine when the light went off.

“I felt it was a minor technical issue we could fix, so, I put on my touch light and went on with the programme because the monitor indicated that I was still on air.

“It did not take long before I heard a rumbling in the ceiling as if rats were up there chasing themselves. While I was wondering what was happening, one of our interns ran into the studio to alert me that the station was on fire.

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“It was at that point that I tried to calm my guests and ask them to follow me out of the building. It was outside the building that we realised that the building was actually on fire.”

However,  attempts by the Nigerian Tribune to have the fire chief that led the team of fire fighters of the state-owned fire service to comment on the extent of damage proved abortive as he said he was not authorised to speak.

One of the earliest visitors to at the scene was the state Commissioner for Information, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, who was accompanied by all the top media aides to the state governor.

Addressing newsmen after the fire was brought under control, Iworiso-Markson commended the courage and effort of the fire  fighters and sympathisers who brought the fire under control.

He further said, “we are grateful to God that no life was lost. As government, we are going to set up a committee to look into the root cause of the incident and report to the governor for action. The state government will ensure that the station comes back on air as soon as possible.”