Two siblings
die in kerosene explosion in Akwa Ibom State, their father, two others injured
Two children
were killed in a kerosene explosion which occurred at Ikono Ibom in Uyo Local
Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. Their father, Mr Michael Nsikak, a woman from
the same community and her three-month old baby suffered severe burns.
According to
Mr Nsikak, a tricycle (keke) operator, who also operates a small poultry farm
near his house in Ikot Enyingne Ikono:
"I bought
kerosene from a filling station along Idoro road as I closed from my Keke
business. Upon getting home, I decided to light up the lantern in my poultry
farm to keep my birds warm but needed to top up the kerosene in the lamp as it
was soon going off.
So I came out
of the poultry farm just as my kids followed. As I attempted to light up the
lantern there was a loud explosion with a big flame of fire which left me
unconscious."
One of the
children died few hours after the explosion while the second died the following
day at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH). Mr Nsikak is in critical
condition at the hospital
Source: The
Nations
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