Monday, March 18, 2024 –Tragedy struck in the Madina Quarter of the Bauchi metropolis when a fire outbreak claimed the lives of two siblings, Zainab Bashir Muhammad (Hibba) and Ummu Salma Bashir, aged 7 and 5.
The incident occurred at a house close to Barden Gabas Primary School
adjacent to Tirwun quarters, a suburb of Bauchi metropolis around 11:00am on
Sunday, March 17, 2024.
It was gathered that the unfortunate incident occurred after the mother
of the two deceased children locked them in the house and went for errands.
“When we noticed the fire from the house, myself and some neighbours
rushed to the house, but our efforts to forcefully open the gate into the house
proved abortive,” a witness narrated.
“In the process, we were able to get rid of the door with the use of
some carpentry tools and gained entry into the house, but that was when the
fire overpowered the room where the two children were sheltered.
“When we entered the house, we tried to force open the room where the
children were staying, it was a real fire with heavy dark smoke, making it
difficult for us to gain entry.”
Another neighbour to the inferno, Usman Abdullahi (Dan Usmanu) said that
"This thing is already destined by God, but it was not the habit of the
bereaved mother to lock -up the children and go on errands. Most of the time,
whenever she was going out, she used to drop the children in my house, because
our houses are close to each other.
"Her husband, Bashir Muhammad was not at home when the incident
occurred. Up to this time I am talking to you, we don’t know the actual cause
of the fire incident.”
Men of the state fire service have tried their best to fight the fire to
stop it from spreading to the surrounding houses and structures considering
that it is dry season
Meanwhile, the children have been buried according to Islamic
rites.
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