How 4 siblings died in fire caused by candle

by Chinwe Okafor

Four siblings were burnt to death when their one-bedroom apartment was set on fire by a candle.

The parents of the children were not around when the disaster occurred in the middle of the night.

The victims, whose names were given as Ikechukwu, 9; Chinonso, 7; Chisom, 5 and Chioma were rushed to Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, but did not survive as they finally gave up on Sunday morning.

Father of the children, Mr. Ozoemena Nwoye, said: “I am so devastated by the fire incident. I want help from the public. My family has been suffering from one problem to another.

“We do not really have any hope right now. We do not know who to run to. I am appealing to kind-hearted Nigerians to please come to our aid, with whatever they can afford to give us, so that we can bury our children and settle the hospital bills.”

Nwoye said that although the family lost virtually everything they have laboured for over the years, he however explained that the loss of his children remained the most painful.

His wife, Ginika, said she went to visit her husband’s brother who had an operation at Amaku General Hospital, Awka, when the incident occurred.

 

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