The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) is blaming the mother of the three (3) Children burnt to death in a fire outbreak for the fatalities.
According to GNFS officials in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality, the woman abandoned the Children when the fire started small and went out to call for help but by the time they realized the fire has engulfed the entire room.
“Our investigation, she saw the fire but decided to go out to call other neighbors to come and help her by that time the husband was not there in the room so she was sleeping with these three children on the bed. But she went out to wake up her sister then they started calling her husband to come and assist them to put out the fire. By the time the Husband came, the fire has engulfed the whole place so the husband collapsed upon entry and they pulled him out that was the point we came in and put out the fire.
“All the three children died.she could have done possibly better by bringing out the Children” -Joseph Amehere, the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipal Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) Commander lamented.
The incident caused by electrical fault occurred Wednesday night around 10:45 pm in a house at California a suburb of the Bibiani Bekwai Municipality.
“Around 10:45 pm we had a call that one Monica Dugan’s house was on fire so we rushed there and arrived at 10:48 pm. After sizing up the situation we extinguished the fire. It involved a two-bedroom house. The woman managed to escape but all the three children lost their lives”. Municipal Fire Commander explained.
The Assembly member for the area also a member of the bereaved family Samuel Kwagreey said all efforts made to Save the Children failed.
According to him, bodies of the deceased Children have been deposited at Bibiani Government Hospital morgue.
Meanwhile, the Mother and Husband are also on admission after suffering varied injuries in belated attempts to save the children.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Obed Ansah
