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Fake Kerosene Explodes, Kills Girl In Sapele Delta State
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A young girl lost her life in Sapele area of Delta state in an explosion caused by fake kerosene she bought from the market.
According to eyewitnesses , the 7 year old girl bought Kerosene from a market near her home yesterday before she noticed the colour was different.
However due to fear of the unknown, she tried testing the quality of the fuel.
She was said to have poured the kerosene in a basin, after pouring it, she gave a little distance before lighting a match stick.
Sadly, the fuel exploded and destroyed her home.
She was rushed to the hospital with severe burn and later pronounced dead.
See the damage the explosion caused to her family house in the image below
Big Aunty Koks
June 7, 2018 at 8:36 PM
The menace of kerosene explosion is too common these days Government should do something to address the matter. It appears the tankers used to move petrol from one point to another are the same used to carry kerosene and that the petrol is not thoroughly flushed or washed out before conveying kerosene hence these incidents.
Since we are told that kerosene is colorless like water, perhaps it will help if people carry transparent plastic bottles for use in buying small quantity of kerosene first, just to ensure that what is sold is colorless, before any large quantity of the stuff is purchased. Our lawmakers should impose sanctions to ensure that careless handling of the fuel by sellers attract heavy punishment, including compensation paid to victims of kerosene explosion and to their families. Very sad.
RIP to the dead.
Mon
June 8, 2018 at 2:41 AM
Fake country, fake leaders and fake commodities, where are we heading to?