Metro
Transformer explodes in Gombe, kills 3, others injured
Three people, including a mother and her daughter, were killed yesterday in a transformer explosion that occurred around 2:00 a.m. at Yaunde, Tunfure, Gombe State.
An eyewitness said the transformer exploded when the heavy wind blew and the high tension cable touched the service line that brought power to the transformer.
The mother of four identified as Mrs Patrick, who died with her daughter, was said to have woken up following the sudden power surge to switch off her refrigerator and was immediately electrocuted.
Gombe State Police Public Relations Officer Mahid Mu’azu, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) said three people were confirmed dead at the Federal Teaching Hospital Gombe.