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BUSH FIRE CONSUMES 400 CORPSES IN ANAMBRA MORTUARY.(PHOTO).


Bush fire consumes 400 corpses in Anambra Mortuary

Over 400 corpses have been burnt in a fire incident at the mortuary section of the General Hospital, Onitsha, Anambra State.

The fire, which lasted about three hours on Saturday, razed the mortuary building located behind the hospital facility.

The fire was said to have emanated from a burning bush behind the morgue.

PUNCH Metro gathered that when the fire started, mortuary attendants poured water mixed with detergent to douse the flame.

However, when the fire escalated, they called the state fire service.

When our correspondent visited the scene on Sunday, it was a gory sight, as families who deposited corpses in the mortuary lamented the situation.

Some, who had come to carry their corpses for burial, burst into tears when they saw that the mortuary was in ruins.

Source: Punch

 

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