Tragedy struck at Nkwelle Ezunaka in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State when a couple, their two children and one other died after inhaling generator fumes.
PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the fatal incident occured during their first night in their new home .
The family of four and an apprentice who came to stay with them.
It was further gathered that the wife had just delivered of a baby.
A source in the area said that the husband, a trader resolved to give his wife a surprise gift and asked the family to move to the new house.
PLATFORM TIMES gathered that a trader at the Onitsha Bridge Head Market, raised the alarm when he got to the house and met them lifeless.
Another source said “following a blackout from the public power source, he put on the generator stationed at the veranda close to the bedroom to provide light in the new house that night.
“They were said to have chatted heartily as they made merry into the night before they slept off without putting off the generator.
“The next morning, a friend of his who was supposed to join them in the celebration but could not make it went to felicitate with them only to discover that the doors were locked but the generator was still buzzing.
“After knocking continuously without response, he alerted other neighbours and they forced the door open and saw the lifeless bodies.
“On rushing them to the hospital, the wife and one of the daughters were still semi-conscious but later on died after all resuscitation efforts including fixing them on oxygen failed.
“Only the four-day old baby survived without any crisis thereby raising more curiosity on the circumstances of their death.
Meanwhile, the Chairman of Onitsha Bridgehead drug market, Ndubuisi Chukwuneta who confirmed the development described the deceased Ifeanyi as a hardworking young man who desired the best for his family.
Rev. Fr. Izunna Okonkwo, the Manager of St. Charles Borromeo Hospital, Onistha, confirmed that only the new born baby was in stable condition when they reached the hospital as four had already died before they got to the facility.
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