A gas explosion at Onitsha, Anambra State, has injured no
less than seven people.
The explosion occurred at 23 Emmanuel Church Road, Inland
Town, Onitsha, in a property belonging to one Mbamalu Patty, where a newly
acquired gas cooker exploded and destroyed two rooms.
Police spokesperson in the state, Haruna Mohammed, said
seven occupants of the building sustained varying degrees of injury from the
explosion.
He said, “On February 2 at about 10:30am, there was a fire
outbreak at one Mbamalu Patty’s house affecting two rooms of a storey building
at No 23 Emmanuel Church Road, Inland town, Onitsha.
“The fire allegedly emanated from a gas cooker recently
procured which exploded in the course of using it for the first time.
“As a result, a total of seven persons namely: Nonso Okafor
‘m’, Nkechi Chinyere Okafor ‘f,’ Chisoba Okafor ‘m’, Ebuka Okafor ‘m’, Nwabuchi
Chukwutor ‘m’, Chialuka Nwabuchi ‘m’ and Ifeoma Nwabuchi ‘f’ sustained varying
degrees of injuries while properties worth millions of naira was destroyed.
“Meanwhile, the area was cordoned off to prevent hoodlums
from taking advantage of the situation to loot.
“No loss of life and victims are responding to treatment.
Investigation is ongoing.”
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