Fire Tragedy in Ondo: Two Siblings Under 5 Lose Their Lives

Two siblings, Jenson and Jelad Oluwaranakinse, were killed in a building fire in the Oluwatuyi neighborhood of Akure, Ondo State.

When their mother, Deborah Oluwaranakinse, went out to get food for the family, the children, who were three and five years old, respectively, perished in the fire that destroyed their parent’s home.

It was learned that when the fire started while Deborah was away, she had allegedly locked her kids inside the house while they were looking for food.

Before State Fire Service personnel could reach the scene of the event, the house was reportedly reduced to ashes by the fire.

“When the fire started, the neighbors around made efforts to put it out and rescue the kids, but their efforts were unsuccessful,” claimed neighbors who spoke about the fire outbreak.

“The state fire service was contacted, but by the time they got there, the situation had gotten out of control. The witness stated, “The children had passed away.”

Another local resident claimed that despite multiple attempts by neighbors to put out the fire in order to save the children, the fire just started.

Speaking on the regrettable event, Funmilayo Odunlami, the spokesperson for the Ondo Police Command, stated that an inquiry has been started to determine what caused the fire.

The two male youngsters who were left in the room were burned and strangled, according to Odunlami. Jenson Oluwaranakinse, age three, and Jelad Oluwaranakinse, age five, are the two.

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After locking the two kids in their room, their mother, Mrs. Deborah Oluwaranakinse, went to get dinner. “An investigation has begun,” she declared.

The boys’ burned bodies, meanwhile, have been placed at the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital’s mortuary in Akure.