A fire outbreak was reported in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, at No. 33,Ntia Street, off Ekpri Nsukara. According to reports, the fire claimed the lives of six children and a woman.
Ekemini Obot, an eyewitness told News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) that his wife went out to urinate at about 2am when she noticed the fire and raised an alarm.
Police and fire fighters were called to the scene, but they were late however, as the victims died before they could be rescued.
The State Director of Fire Service, Ndarake Ukpe, said, "my commander has just informed me, but has not given me details. We are investigating the cause of the fire outbreak. The commander said, he saw four corpses in the wreckage. We really sympathise with the family on the incident."
Ukpe also said that the residents of the area could not get to them in time,because they did not have their phone numbers.
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