At Kofar Sauri Community in Katsina, a devastating midnight fire claimed the lives of five family members and destroyed property worth millions of naira.
Before neighbors could intervene, the home was completely consumed by the fire that broke out just before 3 o’clock on Monday, leaving the neighborhood in shock and mourning.
Muhammad Habibu, 35, his wife Fatima Muhammad, and their three children Khadija, female, Abubakar, male, and Aliyu, male, were all burnt to death beyond recognition.
Up until his death, Muhammad Habibu, the husband, worked for the Katsina State Water Board as a temporary employee.
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Residents claim that the fire was started by a high voltage when the area’s electricity was restored, despite the fact that no one has yet identified the exact cause.
When the victim’s family was utterly asleep, the fire reportedly started in the living room and quickly spread to the entire victim’s home.
One of the victims’ neighbors, Magaji Bala, complained that residents frequently go days without electricity until the community’s high voltage causes havoc whenever it is restored.
“Some regions of the Katsina metropolis have experienced such cases.” A similar incident recently was on the verge of occurring. He urged residents to be cautious with this, he said.
Eyewitnesses claimed that neighbors’ attempts to extinguish the flames failed, decrying the late arrival of Katsina State Fire Service officials.
Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihir-raji’un, a relative of the victims, was said by a man who was nearby, “To Allah we belong and to Him we shall all return.”
“I didn’t realize it was normal until around 3:30 a.m. when I realized something was wrong.
Around 3:00 a.m., I sensed something, but I wasn’t sure until I received a call around 4:00 a.m. informing me that my brother and his entire family had died in the fire. May Aljannah Firdausi accept their souls.
According to Kasim, “my younger brother from the same father was the head of the household.”
Contrary to what eyewitnesses claimed, the Katsina State Fire Service’s Chief Fire Officer, Rabe Kurmiyal, confirmed when contacted that the fire was finally put out by fire fighters.
Residents urged the authorities to stop these tragedies from happening frequently, which quickly kill people and wreck property.
Hajiya Binta Dangani, the executive secretary of the Katsina State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), thanked the victims’ families, friends, and neighbors for their understanding of the incident and prayed for their entry into Jannatul Firdausi and their pardon.
Dangani, who arrived on the scene moments after the incident, prayed that such tragedies would end.
She urged residents to always turn off electrical appliances before going to bed and use the utmost care when handling fire, as well, as assurance that the government would continue to help the victims’ families.
Source: Channels TV
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