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Mahama's parents were able to invest in a diesel generator for their six-bedroom house, meaning theirs was the only house in the town with lights.

Last week, the government banned all activities that involve the use of coal and firewood, as well as diesel generator use for non-emergency services.

It is an important issue given the vast number of generators belching out fumes across Nigeria as a result of the woeful power supply.

Cohen said electricity was cut to the pump at 2 p.m. and did not get a generator to restore operation until 11 p.m. the first day of the fire.

Led by Luis Chiappe, director of the Natural History Museum’s Dinosaur Institute, the paleontologists return with generators and tents and jackhammers and dental picks.