Church Fire Consumes Pastor's Wife, 4 Children
A pastor, John Kayode lost his wife and four children to a midnight inferno which engulfed a mission and some sections of a church building of Christ Apostolic Church, CAC in Otumara, Warri in Delta.
The incident which happened yesterday is believed to have been caused by an electrical fault, Daily Sun reports.
The cleric was said to have traveled for a pastors’ conference in Osun State when the incident happened.
Narrating what happened, a neighbor named Bright December said there was an electrical fault in the area and at about 11pm, some men went round, trying to trace the root of the problem. After going round for about three times, they gave up as they could not find the cause of the problem.
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He said: “At about midnight to 12:30am, I heard the woman screaming for help, so we came out. When I got there, I saw the last daughter of the pastor, standing very close to the louvres, banging on them. There was no way I could help, I saw one rubber out there with which I started scooping water to put out the fire. Later on I saw the woman (pastor’s wife), struggling with the door, like a middle wooden door, she was shouting for help while she was trying to open it. The three other children could not be seen struggling at all, it was like they had been choked with the smoke in the house because where they slept was where we found them.”
Bright explained that rescue efforts by those who came early enough were fruitless because of the iron protectors on the doors and windows.
An eyewitness and church member, Mrs Stella Osama, said the remains of the pastor’s wife and four children were burnt beyond recognition.
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It was gathered by Nigerian Tribune that fire fighters and members of the Nigeria Police could only access the scene at 2.45 a.m, after the five had given up the ghost.
When journalist visited the scene, the pastor whose family died in the inferno and church members were seen in tears, lamenting the loss.
The incident which happened yesterday is believed to have been caused by an electrical fault, Daily Sun reports.
The cleric was said to have traveled for a pastors’ conference in Osun State when the incident happened.
Narrating what happened, a neighbor named Bright December said there was an electrical fault in the area and at about 11pm, some men went round, trying to trace the root of the problem. After going round for about three times, they gave up as they could not find the cause of the problem.
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He said: “At about midnight to 12:30am, I heard the woman screaming for help, so we came out. When I got there, I saw the last daughter of the pastor, standing very close to the louvres, banging on them. There was no way I could help, I saw one rubber out there with which I started scooping water to put out the fire. Later on I saw the woman (pastor’s wife), struggling with the door, like a middle wooden door, she was shouting for help while she was trying to open it. The three other children could not be seen struggling at all, it was like they had been choked with the smoke in the house because where they slept was where we found them.”
Bright explained that rescue efforts by those who came early enough were fruitless because of the iron protectors on the doors and windows.
An eyewitness and church member, Mrs Stella Osama, said the remains of the pastor’s wife and four children were burnt beyond recognition.
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It was gathered by Nigerian Tribune that fire fighters and members of the Nigeria Police could only access the scene at 2.45 a.m, after the five had given up the ghost.
When journalist visited the scene, the pastor whose family died in the inferno and church members were seen in tears, lamenting the loss.
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