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At least three persons have been killed in a cooking gas explosion which occurred early Sunday morning at the Ikpoba-Hill axis of Benin City the Edo State capital.
More than 14 others who sustained various degrees of burn are currently receiving treatment at a private hospital in Benin City.
Among the deceased were two siblings, aged 11 and two.
A resident of the building where the incident occurred said that the cooking gas which belonged to one of the tenants exploded while a neighbour was cooking.
The fire affected four families.
•Text and photo courtesy of Channels TV.
