Fire consumes family of Four in Lagos
An expectant mother, her husband and children were on Wednesday burnt to death at their residence in Lagos.
While some residents blamed the outbreak on electric surge, others claimed it was caused by a lit candle that was left unattended.
It was gathered that aside the two children aged seven and five that were killed in the fire, the woman went into force labour as a result of the inferno, delivered a still birth, which was also consumed by the fire.
One of the shops attached to the victims’ building was also razed.
A neighbor said the family operated a chemist business in one of the shops, adding that they usually lit candles whenever there was power outage.
The Director of Lagos State Fire Service, Rasaq Fadipe, confirmed the incident, adding that the fire would have wreaked more havoc but for quick response of emergency workers.
He said investigations would be conducted into the cause of the incident.
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