An unfortunate incident occurred on February 2, as a cooking gas explosion resulted in seven people sustaining various injuries at a storey building located at No 23 Emmanuel Church road, Inland town Onitsha, Anambra State. The building was engulfed in flames after a newly acquired gas cooker exploded during its first use around 10:30 am.
The Anambra State Police spokesperson, Haruna Mohammed, confirmed the incident and provided the names of the victims as Nonso Okafor ‘m’, Nkechi Chinyere Okafor ‘f,’ Chisoba Okafor ‘m’, Ebuka Okafor ‘m’, Nwabuchi Chukwutor ‘m’, Chialuka Nwabuchi ‘m’, and Ifeoma Nwabuchi ‘f’.
The police patrol team, led by the DPO of Inland town Division, promptly responded to the distress call and managed to extinguish the fire with the help of local volunteers. The ar...