TRAGIC: Candle Fire Burns Three Siblings To Death In Lagos

A fire incident which occurred last  Saturday
has killed three children of the
parents in Egbeda-Akowonjo area of
Lagos State.
The incident occurred Saturday
night, 13th of June, around 10 p.m., at No
20, Fakoya St, . Vulcaniser Bus Stop,
Egbeda Akowonjo.
The fire consumed the siblings
alongside their three-room-self-
contain apartment.
The three kids were identified as ,
Ifeoma, 9; Emeka, 7; and Udeoma, 3.
The Director of Lagos State Fire
Service, Razak Fadipe, confirmed the
tragedy to NAN in Lagos on Sunday,
June 14.
Fadipe said that the fire broke after
the father of the children had gone
to check his wife, the mother of the
children, in the hospital, where she
had just given birth to their fourth
child.
He said that the fire service was not
called to the scene on time, and
advised people to stop the use of
candle to lit their house.
“We got a distress call and when we
got there, we discovered that, it was
a building that was on fire.
“The building is located at No 20,
Fakoya St, . Vulcaniser Bus Stop,
Egbeda Akowonjo, a suburb of
Lagos.
“The fire was caused by a candle,
which was lit by their father, while
he went to see his wife and the
family’s new baby in the hospital,”
he said.
Fadipe said that the charred body of
the dead children had been
removed to a mortuary by the police
from Shasha Division.
The fire service boss appealed to
people in Lagos to desist from using
candle in their homes, as it could be
very dangerous.