At least seven persons said to be university undergraduates have lost their lives after inhaling fumes from a generator inside a music studio on Transformer Road, Ebis, in the Amarata area of Yenagoa, Bayelsa state.
It was gathered that the victims were working in a recording studio owned by one of them identified as Akpos Reuben Braokubo, when the tragic incident happened on Tuesday morning, May 21.
According to the Residents of Ebis, the studio crew worked late into the night using their generators as a result of the inadequate power supply in the state.
The victims fell asleep with the generator running inside the studio and forgot to switch it off before dozing off.
The report stated that six bodies were discovered on Tuesday morning, while one person, found unconscious and rushed to the hospital, later passed away.
It was also learnt that most of the deceased were undergraduates from the state-owned Niger Delta University (NDU) in Amassoma, who were involved in the recording business to support their education.
At the time of the report, security operatives had cordoned off the area.
The victims’ bodies were said to have been evacuated and taken to a morgue in Yenagoa by police officials.
Friends have gone online to mourn the deceased.
Braokubo’s last post on Facebook was shared mere hours before his death. Friends have gone under the post to mourn him.
