82-yr-old grand father, grand daughter die in mysterious fire

Residents of Baiey Street,
Agbado crossing, Ogun State, were,
Monday, thrown into mourning
following the death of a grand father
and his 12-year-old grand daughter in
tragic circumstances.
The octogenarian Pa Samuel Adeola and
his grand daughter, Mariam Adeola, died
in their four-room apartment when the
girl was preparing food at the corridor.
According to a neighbour who pleaded
anonymity, the duo were occupants of
number 18 of the street for years until
they were burnt to death on that fateful
day.
Pa Samuel was said to be recuperating
from an undisclosed illness while his
grand daughter was catering for him. He
was said to be on his sick bed while
Mariam was at the corridor making his
meal.
Tragedy, however, struck when the
stove she was using suddenly exploded.
According to an eye witness, "hardly
had the girl lit the stove than it exploded
and thick smoke enveloped the house.
In her innocence, she rushed to inform
her grand father not knowing both
would be trapped in the room.
"Before the aged father and his grand
daughter could run for help, the fire
escalated thereby trapping them."
A resident, Mr. Nuru Ahmed, said their
shout for help, however, attracted
neighbours who rushed to save the
situation but it was too late as both
were roasted to death before the
neighbours' arrival.
When sympathisers could not save the
situation, fire fighters were invited from
Ogun and Lagos States but the situation
had gone out of hand.
Confirming the incident, Director, Lagos
State Fire Services, Mr. Razaq Fadipe, said
the incident was aggravated by
Mariam's inability to shout for help as
soon as she noticed the fire. He urged
teenagers to be at alert and seek help
whenever the situation arises.
He urged kerosene users to purchase
the product from recognised centres to
avoid the risk associated with
contaminated kerosene.