Tragedy struck on Tuesday in the Yaba area of Lagos State after a businessman and his teenage son, were killed by generator fumes.
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A businessman identified as Ayodele Megbuwawon and his teenage son, Tobi, were reportedly killed by generator fumes on Tuesday in the Iwaya, Yaba area of Lagos State.
According to a report by Punch Metro, the victims put on their generator at the lobby of their bungalow, shut the doors and windows before going to bed on Monday.
It was gathered that while Tobi died in the room, the father, Ayodele, passed on at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba.
While speaking to a correspondent, a neighbour, Monday Okey, said, “I was in my room when one of our neighbours, Segun, came and said something was wrong with Ayodele because he had not come out like he used to.
“We looked through the door and saw him on the ground. We broke the window and entered the house. He was breathing slowly, but Tobi was dead. We rushed the father to LUTH, where he later died.”