By Abdullahi Yusuf
No fewer than seven members of the same family perished in a midnight fire outbreak that occurred in Tudun Wada, Nassarawa Local Government Area of Kano State.
The incident was allegedly caused by an electric spark.
An Eyewitness, Malam Idi Maikatako, said the incident that led to the death of the victims – father, mother and five of their children, happened while they were deeply asleep.
Maikatako said the victims were burnt to death while the sixth child is currently in hospital receiving medical attention.
According to him, “The incident happened in the midnight when victims were deeply asleep. The victims – father, mother and their five children were burnt to death while the sixth child is in the hospital.”
“The incident happened as a result of an electric spark when power was restored,” Maikatako alleged.
When contacted, the spokesperson of the Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Yusuf, confirmed the incident but said that the victims died as a result of suffocation from the fire outbreak.
“We got a distress call in the wee hours of today through one Ibrahim Sani. When our men got to the scene, they discovered that it was a residential house that was razed by fire outbreak.
“Seven people lost their lives in the incident as they were suffocated by the smoke from the incident. The victims were rushed to the hospital where they were confirmed dead.
“When our men got to the scene, they discovered that the victims were evacuated to the hospital and neighbours as well as good Samaritans had put off the fire before our men got to the scene,” he said.
The spokesperson advised the residents to always disconnect electric appliances after use and while going out of their houses or offices to avert fire outbreaks.