A kerosene explosion in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State has killed one person and injured another.
The explosion was said to have occurred when a tenant, simply identified as Ikechukwu, an auto mechanic, poured kerosene into a stove, which he had set alight.
It was learnt that the incident, which happened at about 8pm on Thursday on Ovunda Street, off Ikwerre Road, caused serious injuries to the two occupants of the house. “A lady inside his room didn’t sustain a serious injury like Okechukwu. Both of them were rescued and rushed to the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital at about 8.45pm on Wednesday.”
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