The Enugu
State Police Command has confirmed the death of a pregnant woman and her son in
a kerosene explosion in the Ngenevu area of Coal Camp in Enugu
metropolis.
The command’s
spokesman, Ebere Amaraizu, said this in a statement issued to the News Agency
of Nigeria on Thursday in Enugu. He said the incident occurred at about 7.30pm
on January 30, 2017, after a kerosene lantern exploded.
He said other
family members, who sustained burns, had been hospitalised.
“It was
gathered that on the day, one Hillary Ugwuoke had allegedly bought kerosene
from a neighbour.
“He later
poured the kerosene into the lantern and in the attempt to light up the
lantern, the kerosene exploded and he house was engulfed in flames.
“Hillary
Ugwuoke, his pregnant wife and his children were burnt in the inferno; but
sympathisers took them to the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu.
“It was
further gathered that at the hospital, Mrs. Ugwuoke and her four-year-old son
were confirmed dead. Other members of the family who sustained severe burns are
receiving treatment,’’ he said.
Such a tragic
incident. RIP!
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