Five Children Killed in Abuja Electricity Fire for this Outrageous Reason

Sadness has engulfed the Mpape community in the Bwari area of  Abuja, as 5 children were burnt to death in a fire outbreak. The neighbors and people around who witnessed the fire say there was nothing they could do because they had no water in the area.

PUNCH Metro learnt that sparks emanated from the electric cables in the area after power was restored by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC).  These sparks triggered a fire, which unfortunately ravaged the victims’ parents apartment where the children were trapped inside.

The district head of the community, Alhaji Abubakar Gimba, reportedly told newsmen that they tried all they could to get the kids out, but it was too late. The spokesperson for the AEDC, Ahmed Shekarau, said officials of the company had gone on a fact-finding mission to determine true cause of the fire.

“At the moment, we have sent our team to investigate and they have yet to report back to us. Yes, some people said the fire started after power was restored, but others said the fire started from the generator. It was just this morning that our attention was called to it by a resident of the community who attended a safety sensitization campaign we organised last week. We are surprised they just told us. When we get a preliminary report, and it shows it has something to do with electricity, we will have to set up another committee to find out why it happened.”

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The Abuja police spokesperson, Anjuguri Manzah, was yet to comment on the case as at the time of this report