A pastor who was just trying to help out in fixing a faulty generator has tragically met his demise in the process.
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Before his death, Ndubuisi was a pastor with Foursquare Gospel Church in Umuahia, the Abia State capital.
His death was confirmed by Mr Ogbonnaya Nta, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Abia.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, Nta revealed, in Umuahia
on Thursday, that Ndubuisi, who was in his early 40s, died in an
explosion from a faulty generator in his residence.
He said that Ndubuisi was trapped in the fire resulting from the
explosion which occurred in the presence of a generator repairer while
trying to fix the generator.
Nta said that the incident occurred at Plot 100, Nkwerre Street, Umuahia, on Wednesday evening.
He said that the deceased engaged the repairer to work on the
generating set and that it suddenly caught fire while they were still
trying to kick-start it.
According to the PPRO, fire and smoke engulfed the corner under a staircase, where the generator was securely chained to an iron
protector.
He said that while the repairer, who reportedly stood close to the exit door managed to escape, the deceased could not.
A friend of the deceased told NAN on the condition of anonymity on
phone that although his neighbours rallied round to put out the fire, it
was difficult to rescue the deceased.
He said that efforts made to drag the burning generator from under
the staircase by the rescue team were unsuccessful because it was
chained.
“By the time the fire was put out completely, the man was already dead,” Nta said, adding that his remains were later taken to a mortuary after he was confirmed dead by a medical doctor.
“He died on the spot from burns and suffocation from the generator fume,” he said.
NAN reports that the repairer sustained minor burns on his hands
and other parts of his body and was taken to an undisclosed hospital in
the area.
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