A fire outbreak has reportedly killed a minor and seriously injured, two other siblings in Danbushiya Community, Kaduna.
The fire was said to have gutted the family house at about 10pm on Sunday night.
It was gathered that the parents of the children were not at home when the incident happened.
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Details of the incident are still sketchy as residents only confirmed they saw smoke coming out of the house.
A resident who simply identified himself as Malam Ibrahim said all efforts to rescue the child failed. He further added that
“The boy that died was a minor while his two siblings, a boy and a girl, were seriously injured and rushed to Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital. What happened was terrible.
“We tried our best to break the door since their parents were not at home at the time of the fire incident but we couldn’t enter because the door was locked. Fortunately, the two siblings were rescued through the window,” he said.
He added that the people outside could hear the deceased screaming for help, but they coupld not help him as the fire had gutted the room and the door was locked.
It was further learnt that when the parents came back and was told what happened they fainted out of shock and were rushed to a hospital that night.
