At least seven persons were injured and property worth millions of naira were destroyed on Sunday after a cooking gas cylinder exploded and kindled a fire at No. An eyewitness, Mr Okey Okwudili said that the fire was caused by gas leakage. An occupant of the building, Mr Micheal Okafor, whose family members were affected, expressed shock at the incident, saying that he was not at home when the incident occurred. He said that his wife and two of his daughters were in the kitchen preparing food when the gas cylinder exploded. He listed the names of the victims as Nonso Okafor, Nkechi Okafor, Chisoba Okafor, Ebuka Okafor, Nwabuchi Chukwutor, Chialuka Nwabuchi, and Ifeoma Nwabuchi.

Source: The Guardian February 02, 2020 15:45 UTC