A terrible incident occurred on Wednesday night where a mother together with her four children was fiercely burnt to death in Ilorin, Kwara state capital.
But, fortunately, the report gathered that one of the children in the house survived the inferno.
It was also learned that men of the state fire service swung into action when they got the distress call on the incident, but before their arrival damage had already been done
This incident occurred at Ifesowapo community, behind “F” Division police station Tanke area of the Ilorin metropolis
Speaking on the incident, the chairman of the Ifesowapo community, Mr. Awodun Yinka, said that members of the community heard the agonising noise from a room-and-parlour self-contained apartment and they quickly rushed down, but couldn’t rescue the children.
He said that the cause of the incident was the light from the candle, which reportedly spread across the room while the family was sleeping adding that, “the inferno was not caused by a power surge.”
The landlord of the house, Mr. Ibrahim Gana, who was injured on his hand while rescuing the only child in the inferno, appealed to the state government to assist the family, especially the only survivor, who he said is currently receiving treatment at the UITH.
Meanwhile, it was gathered that the father of the house was not indoors when the incident happened.