Five People Injured In Gas Explosion In Warri, Delta State

Five Injured In Gas Explosion In Warri, Delta State : Five persons were injured in an explosion that rocked a house in Warri, Delta State on January 13.

The victims with burns of different degrees were

taken to three hospitals in the town.

Tree children, including a four-year-old girl, were among the injured.

The Area Commander, Rabiu Hussaini, an Assistant Commissioner of Police, said it was a gas cylinder that exploded.

An occupant of the apartment, Rukevwe Ebatefa, whose husband and children were injured, confirmed Hussaini’s finding.

“My husband filled our gas cylinder on Monday night, but we could not use it because it developed a fault. We wanted to use again this morning (yesterday morning) and the same problem occurred. My husband went to the kitchen to fix it, but the next thing we heard was an explosion,” she said.

The incident resulted in panic among residents, who thought the two-bedroom bungalow was bombed by terrorists.