About seven persons narrowly escaped death as cooking gas exploded in a two-room apartment of a storey building located at No 23 Emmanuel Church road, Inland town Onitsha, Anambra State, on Sunday. SP Haruna Mohammed, the PPRO, Anambra State Police Command, who disclosed this in a press release, in Awka, on Sunday, said the fire allegedly emanated from a gas cooker recently procured. According to Mohammed, the gas cooker exploded while it was being used for the first time. “Meanwhile, the area was cordoned off to prevent hoodlums from taking advantage of the situation to loot. “And casualties have been taken to Boromeo/Minas hospitals Onitsha for medical attention.”He noted that there was no loss of life and that the victims are responding to treatment.

Source: Nigerian Tribune February 02, 2020 18:45 UTC