It was a sad day for residents of Argungu Local Government Area of Kebbi State after a mother and her three children were burnt to death in a house fire on Friday.

A neighbours daughter who was at home with the family was also burnt to death in the family’s bungalow that was partially razed.

NAN reports that the Chairman of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Alhaji Sani Dododo, who was at the scene, said that the head of the house was not at home when the incident happened.

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Dododo said the incident was caused by an electric heater. He said;

“The incident happened around 1 a.m on Friday, in the house of a West African Cotton Company Limited (WACCOT) staff, Malam Umar Argungu, who was on duty on that day.

“His wife was in the house with her three children: two daughters and a boy as well as a neighbour’s daugther who was keeping them company because the husband was away,” he said.

“The woman had forgotten the heater and it kept on heating till all the water had finished.

“The house caught fire, which resulted in the death of the woman, her three children and the neighbour’s daughter.”

He warned residents of the state to always switch off electricity in their home before sleeping at night, especially during the harmattan season.

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