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, Mr Ebere Amaraizu, said this in a
statement issued to the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Enugu.
Amaraizu 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.
Amaraizu said investigation had begun into the incident.
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