AS FIRE DESTROYS A BUILDING IN BAUCHI, TWO CHILDREN PERISH.

Babatunji Wusu –

Two children have perished in a recent terrible fire event in Bauchi State.

When a woman kept her kids inside the house while she went to perform some errands, it resulted in the tragic fire tragedy.
Unfortunately, her two children perished in the fire that broke out before to her return.

Residents have been unhappy ever since the event at Medina Quarters. The impacted kids are identified as 5-year-old Ummu Salma Bashir and 7-year-old Zainab Bashir Muhammad (Hibba).

According to Vanguard, a witness informed reporters that the unfortunate incident occurred around 11:00 a.m. on Sunday.

“When we noticed the incident, myself and some neighbours rushed to the house, but we could not forcefully open the gate to gain access to the house. Eventually, we were able to get rid of the door with the use of some carpentry tools.

“Alas, it was too late because the fire had overwhelmed the room where the two children were staying. All we could see was a large fire with heavy, dark smoke,” Khalid Mai Doya told the media platform.

Another resident who confirmed the event, Usman Abdullahi, wondered why the woman did not leave the children with her neighbours, which he said would have averted the tragedy.

“This thing is already destined by God, but it was not the habit of the mother to pick up their children and go on errands. Most of the time, whenever she was going out, she used to drop the children off at my house because our houses were close to each other.

“Her husband wasn’t at home when the incident occurred. Up until this time, I am talking to you; we don’t know the actual cause of the incident,” Abdullahi said.

Reports, however, revealed that officials of the Bauchi State Fire Service arrived at the scene shortly to put out the raging fire, which helped to save some parts of the house.