A mother of six was on Wednesday night burnt
beyond recognition in a kerosene explosion at
her Sandfil village home, Warri Overside, Warri
South-West Local Government Area of Delta
State.
Mrs. Bread Bear, an indigene of Kalafiogbene in
Bomadi Local Government Area of the state
has been responsible for her husband who had
been bedridden for the past 15 years,
according to a Niger Delta activist, Alhaji Yusuf
Eregebene, who confirmed the incident.
"The source of the bad kerosene that exploded,
as she tried to light a lantern at about 8.30
pm on Wednesday, was not known," he said.
According to him, "her children and other 18
persons were in the rooms in the building with
four provision stores with goods worth millions
of naira, which were all destroyed by fire."
Alhaji Eregbene therefore appealed to the state
governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, Delta State
Emergency Management Agency and well-
meaning individuals to come to the aid of the
poor family, as clothes and feeding have
become a problem.
"Mrs. Bear is the person that was burnt in the
incident. However, others lost their properties
and it was sympathetic neighbours that rushed
her to local clinic in Obotebe town in Burutu
local government area," a resident said.
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