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A family of five perished in an early morning fire over the weekend in Jos, Plateau State. A 35-year old man, Adam, his wife, Maryam and their three children – Abdul, Inrahim and Farima all died in the fire incident which occured on Saturday at Madaki street, Bukuru metropolis of Jos South Local Government Area of the state.
The only surviving member of the family, Amina is said to be living with her grandparents.
According to an eyewitness, neighbours were alerted about the fire around 3:30am from the poorly constructed wooden kitchen of their one-bedroom apartment.
Another neighbour, Yusuf Abubakar, said they were finally able to put out the fire around 4am but the family had already been consumed.
Plateau State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Tyopev Terna, who confirmed the incident said the deceased had been buried according to Islamic rites.