Family escapes gas explosion in Anambra

By Pamela Eboh Awka

A residential house at No 5 Abakiliki Road behind St Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, was in the early of Friday razed down while the family came out unscathed.

The house located at No 5 Abakiliki Road, Awka, Anambra State was said to have gone up in flames at about 1:50am while the family was asleep.

It was gathered that one of the family members was cooking with gas when she suddenly slept off, leaving the gas cooker on.

Confirming the incident, the State Director, Fire Service, Engr. Martin Agbili said his men rushed to the scene shortly after receiving a distress call.

While saying that no death was recorded in the incident, he said, “At about 0150hrs (1.50am) of today, Anambra State Fire Service received a distress call of a fire outbreak in a residential house at No 5 Abakiliki Road behind St Joseph the Worker Catholic Church and the back of Paktonia Hotel, Awka.

“We deployed immediately our Firefighters and fire truck and moved in and we have fought the fire to standstill.

“A family cooking with their cooking gas and slept off and left what they were cooking unattended.

“The roof of the house and its content was completely burnt but we saved the building and surrounding buildings.The fire is under control now.”