Three persons have been confirmed dead after a five kilogram gas cylinder exploded at a residential building in Edo State on Sunday.
10 other persons were seriously wounded in the explosion. Among the deceased persons were two siblings – Favour (two) and Odion (11).
Four families were affected in the incident that occurred in the early hours of Sunday.
The Nation learnt that fire engulfed residents in the building when a family opened their door to know what was happening outside.
One of the victims, Ese Egharevba, whose husband and two children were affected, said she was outside when she heard the explosion.
Egharevba said they found the cylinder and took it outside, while her husband called on residents in the building not to strike any match or put their stove on.
But unknown to them, a family was already cooking inside one of the rooms in the building and when one of their children tried to open the door, fire engulfed the building.
10 other persons were seriously wounded in the explosion. Among the deceased persons were two siblings – Favour (two) and Odion (11).
Four families were affected in the incident that occurred in the early hours of Sunday.
The Nation learnt that fire engulfed residents in the building when a family opened their door to know what was happening outside.
One of the victims, Ese Egharevba, whose husband and two children were affected, said she was outside when she heard the explosion.
Egharevba said they found the cylinder and took it outside, while her husband called on residents in the building not to strike any match or put their stove on.
But unknown to them, a family was already cooking inside one of the rooms in the building and when one of their children tried to open the door, fire engulfed the building.
