10 Nigerians killed by smoke inhalation at a wedding

ABUJA,
June 12 (Xinhua / GNA) – At least 10 people confirmed dead after suffering
of smoke inhalation while at the venue of a local wedding in the south
Nigeria, according to police and local media.

Some
30 others were in intensive care in different hospitals because of fumes
they inhaled from a power generator at the wedding venue in the Mbaitoli area
the state of southeast Imo Monday.

the
The police described the incident as "unnatural" and said it was an incident.
the investigation was ongoing.

State
Chief of Police Rabiu Ladodo said that a preliminary investigation had proved that the
victims, including the bride's parents, had inhaled the vapors of the
mechanical device sleeping at night after the wedding party.

"The
generator was in the kitchen until the dawn of the day, while the doors and
The windows of the rooms in which the guests slept were locked, "said Ladodo.
journalists.

according to
local newspaper The Punch, about 50 people who slept in the building were
found unconscious, while some were already dead when help arrived.

"The
the door was forced to rescue the victims and evacuate the corpses, "said the
According to a newspaper, citing the village chief, Martin Ezurike.

GNA