Yobe fire kills mom, three daughters
The state fire service confirmed the incident in a statement
on its Twitter handle.
According to Damaturu Fire Station Officer, Mr. Usman Habu,
the inferno which occurred at about 11.00 am gutted down the victims who got
trapped by metal protectors because their father was unable to break through
the irons.
“We were informed about the fire incident at Red Bricks
quarters, Maiduguri Road, Damaturu around 11.00 p.m. When we arrived at the
scene, we learnt that the victims’ father, Malam Adamu Aliyu, had made efforts
to rescue his family, but was only able to save his five-year-old son, Faruq
Aliyu. The fire became too fierce and he could not save the rest of his family
members, but he managed to jump out to safety. We forced open the door and
recovered the woman’s corpse, as well as her three daughters,” Habu stated in
the post.
Blaming the deaths on lack of back door or emergency exit
route and storage of inflammable items at homes, Habu advised prospective
tenants and home owners to always ensure that the property they intended to
rent or build had a minimum of two entrances and to always switch off electric
appliances after power outage when not at home.
A neighbour and friend to the family, Madam Binta Mohammed,
gave the three girls’ names as Aisha, Saadatu and Safiya, adding that they were
aged 10, eight and two years respectively.
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