Tragedy struck in the
Jakande Estate, Mile 2 area of Lagos State on Tuesday night after a family lost
all three children to an inferno which broke out in their apartment.
The victims were
identified as Darasimi Ilori (eight months old), Temiloluwa (7), and Daniel
(10).
It was learnt that
Temilololuwa and Daniel were pupils of Sabis Nursery and Primary School and
were in primary three and five respectively.
Punch gathered from residents that the fire started after the
mother of the children lit a candle, shortly after returning from a church
service.
She was said to have
locked the children in the room and then went out to pick clothes she had
washed and spread out to dry earlier in the day.
Few minutes later,
while the kids were asleep, the room was said to have been engulfed in smoke,
before fire gutted the flat and burnt the children to death.
According to the
residents, seven-year-old girl, Temiloluwa, had woken up and carried her
eight-month-old sister, wanting to run out with her.
But as she got into the
parlour, the ceiling collapsed on them and they fell. Both of them were burnt
to death. When they were removing their
bodies, they saw the skeleton of Temiloluwa and the baby, clutching to each
other.
Immediately the incident happened, the victims’ parents
were overcome by grief. While Mrs. Ilori reportedly began speaking
incoherently, her husband passed out.
Residents said the
couple was admitted at the Amuwo Medical Centre and their conditions were
critical.
The
spokesperson for the National Emergency Management Agency, South West Zone,
Ibrahim Farinloye, advised Lagos residents to be more vigilant with candle
light, and not lock up their children in the room while going out.
What a pity
ReplyDeleteOh what a tragedy may their gentle soul rest n peace
ReplyDeleteMay Allah save us
ReplyDeleteJesus christ???
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