3 CHILDREN DIE IN OBOSI FIRE OUTBREAK

Three children of the same mother have been burnt alive when two short containers used as shop and apartment along High Tension School Road, Ugwuagba-Obosi in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State was gutted by fire yesterday.

According to State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Haruna Mohammed, the owner of the affected containers, one Blessing Nwafor who was not around at the time of incident, reportedly left three of her Children namely Chimierie Nwafor aged five years, Onyedika Nwafor aged four years and Esther Nwafor aged three years inside the Container and they were all burnt beyond recognition.

Mr Mohammed explained that Police Patrol team attached to Awada Division led by the DPO CSP Tony Adeyi rushed to the scene, cordoned off the area and removed the charred remains of the victims to Bex Hospital mortuary for autopsy after they were certified dead by a medical Doctor.

Meanwhile, he said the cause of the fire is not yet known but the case is under investigation to ascertain circumstances surrounding the incident.