The Department of Archaeology in the Faculty of Arts of the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria was razed by fire last week.

A team of Campus Roundup who went round the scene of the incident observed that about seven offices including that of the head of the department was affected as computers, furniture, books, files, and wardrobe were all destroyed by the fire.

A witness, Queen Okeiyi, a commercial photocopier at the department told Campus Roundup that some of the students who attempted retrieving some of the valuables from the office sustained injuries in the process.

Campus Roundup learnt that the incident was as a result electronic appliances that were not off at the close of work.

Although, fire fighters came to intervene but much destruction had already ensured.

Efforts to talk with the head of department proved abortive as he immediately retired home after the fire incident.

It would be recalled that a similar incident in the past occurred at the Mass Communication Department of the Faculty of Social Sciences.