Fire outbreak-5 Children Consumed by Fire in Lagos

It was indeed a most tragic moment on Thursday night at Comfort Oboh Industrial estate, Kirikiri Town Lagos, after five children from the same family were burnt to death in a fire that engulfed a building in the area.
                                        
The five children are between the ages of four and 12 – Emeka 12, Ifeanyi 10, Chinasa 8, Joy 6, and Bright 4, who are of the same parents, were burnt alive at their home located at 29 Comfort Oboh Street, Kirikiri. The parents of the victims were identified as Ogbonna and Margaret Igwuagwu.
According to reports, the fire was caused by a lit candle at about 10pm. Residents of the area said the transformer had a spark which threw residents of the area into darkness. The parents of the deceased, who sell local gin around the area, had reportedly lit the candle for their children while they were asleep and went back to their shop, locking the children inside.
While it could not be ascertained when the fire started, report have it that residents of the area were attracted by smoke that was emanating from the roof of the wooden building. But an eye witness said the alarm was raised by 11pm. One of the residents who spoke on condition of annonimity explained that “When it started, we all tried to rescue the children by doing all we could but to no avail… We contacted the fire service. But they arrived late but they could not gain access to the scene because of the tankers parked at Kirikiri. And by the time they came, it was already late”.
Another eye witness claimed there was a bang on the door and the shout of help from within. “That was when we knew there were people inside. But nobody could go near because the fire had already engulfed the building… At a point, we did not hear the voices again. If the door had not been locked from outside, the children would have escaped.

source: informationnigeria.org