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IMO: Generator fume kills 10 wedding guests
Tragedy struck at Umuomumu Mbieri in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo state on Monday, after fumes from a generator killed 10 guests at a traditional wedding and had twenty others hospitalized.
Sources said that the wedding guests from Anambra State decided to pass the night at their in-law’s house after the ceremony.
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The State Commissioner of Police, Rabiu Ladodo, who confirmed the development to news men said the generator was on in the kitchen while the doors and windows of the rooms the guests slept were locked.
He added that investigations had commenced while assistance was being rendered to the survivors.
The victims and survivors were taken to Ikeduru General Hospital for medical attention.
By Todimu Ogunade…
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