Monday, 23 August 2010.
TRAGEDY struck in Enugu the Enugu State capital, on Sunday, when fire that gutted a two bedroom apartment at Abakpa Nike, a suburb of Enugu metropolis, claimed the lives of three family members.
The fire disaster was said to have engulfed the entire apartment at 7, Nwamadu Street , Ugbene II Abakpa
Nike, Enugu and destroyed property worth millions of naira.
A family source said the deceased persons were identified as Mr. Tobias Ibekwe, his wife and only child.
They hailed from Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State.
Meanwhile, some residents of the area blamed the bad roads in Abakpa Nike, especially Ugbene II, for the deaths recorded in the inferno, saying that even when men of fire service swiftly responded to distress calls, they could not gain access into the street.
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