Mysterious fire kills 2 minors in Akwa Ibom

Fire has killed 2 children of same parents in Udo Imuk Street, in Eket local government area of Akwa Ibom State.

A mysterious fire has burnt two children of same parents aged 6 and 3 to death in Udo Imuk Street, in Eket local government area of Akwa Ibom state, causing grief among residents of the area.

Report has it that the parents of the children aged 6 and 3 locked them inside one room apartment and went out to get something with the hope of returning home shortly.

What fueled the fire incident could not be ascertained at the time of filing this report.

Report gathered on Saturday morning, about the fire incident was that incident occurred on Friday around 7:00pm.

The neighbours, said they were not aware that the children were in the house when they  discovered that the fire had consumed the room.

A source told pressmen that the concerned tenant, while explaining how the incidence happened said: “I left the phone in the room to give light in the room for the children hoping to return soon.

“My wife earlier went out to buy something. I came back and saw people crowded and discovered my two children were burnt to death and we don’t know the source of the fire”.

The landlords and the owners of the building, Bright and Godwin Peter Udo Imuk, said they could not trace the origin of the inferno.

“We didn’t notice when the fire started, we only heard an explosive sound and while going to check, fire had gutted the room and spread to our rooms and parlour. We tried to remove our properties, but serious damages had been done already.

“We called people to come and help us to put out the fire and I told my brother that children were inside the room, but before we went for their rescue the children were roasted”, they narrated.