11 BRUTALLY BURNT IN ABUJA GAS EXPLOSION
Eleven people on Wednesday in Abuja suffered various degrees of burns from a gas explosion that occurred at Rosy Restaurant Area 11.
NAN reported that, the victims who were immediately taken to Asokoro general hospital suffered some 40 to 50 degree of burns.
A three-month-old pregnant woman, who simply identified herself as Ajayi was on her for scanning to check the condition of her baby when the gas suddenly exploded.
Another victim of the explosion, Rachael Awu, who works as the restaurant revealed that she was attending to her duty when the explosion rocked the restaurant
“I was serving customers and I went to pack the meal, as I looked back I just heard the explosion.
“The fire started from the back of the restaurant where one of the cylinders was stationed. I was facing outside and when I tried to look back, I saw the fire from the explosion.
”One of the gas cylinders was stationed outside the restaurant in the open space, and there is another gas inside where we used to put meat.
Another worker at the restaurant, Rose Kenu, who was badly affected by the explosion, described the incident as a total surprise.
“I was in the restaurant when the gas exploded, we were cooking inside the restaurant because that is where the kitchen is located.”
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