family of seven burnt alive in Surulere Lagos
Fire kills family of seven in Lagos apartment
September 10, 2015 : Samson Folarin 3 Comments
The corpses being taken away Kelechi
Tempers flared on Wednesday on Obele Lawanson Community, Surulere, Lagos, after a family of seven died in a fire disaster.
Our correspondent was told that the
victims, who lived on 23, Michael Ogun Street,
died because their
co-tenants did not make effort to rescue them when they called out for
help around 11.30pm on Tuesday.
Those killed were a textile material
dealer, 28-year-old Kelechi Onoja; his wife, 18-year-old Nkiru; their
one year and eight months old first child, Favour; their three weeks
unnamed second baby boy; two yet-to-be-identified family members; and
Nkiru’s 80-year-old mother.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the only survivor was six-year-old Chidinma, a relative, who sustained burns injuries to her face and hands.
Our correspondent gathered that Nkiru had just given birth to her baby and her mother had visited for the Omugo rites, a popular Igbo culture of a mother nursing her daughter’s baby.
She was said to be preparing to return on Wednesday with the two unnamed ladies she brought with her, when tragedy struck.
The landlord of the house was late, while his immediate son lived in the Ijesha area.
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