Tragedy As Mother And Child Dies Of Generator Fume In Owo Ondo State

In Owo, Ondo state, during the weekend, tragedy struck when a five-month-old baby and mother were allegedly killed by generator fume that they inhaled overnight.

The family was reported to have purchased the generator on Monday and it killed them on Friday night.

The dead woman was named Tawa, and her husband were staffnof the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Owo.

The husband is currently in the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit, ICU were doctors are facing a herculean task to save his life.

A reliable source told reporters that the generator was purchased by the family on Monday and the unfortunate incident happened on weekend, as it was left on the whole night.

The deceased was said to have called her elder sister on Thursday evening, saying that her baby was sick and that she would be bringing the baby to her.

It was gathered that when the deceased’s sister got to her sister’s place of work at about 1pm, she was told that neither she nor the husband were at work.

The deceased’s elder sister and the couple’s co-workers reportedly went to their house and met the door locked.

They had to break in; then found them lying unconscious, while the baby was dead.

They were rushed to the FMC, where the wife gave up the ghost, while the husband is in a critical condition.

When the state police command image maker Funmi Odunlami was contacted, she said that the matter had not been reported at the police division in Owo.