So Sad,Warri Pastor loses wife and four children in fire outbreak

I really hate hearing news such as this


The Parish Pastor of the Christ Apotolic Church in
Otumara in Warri Delta state, Pastor J.O. Kayoda,
yesterday September 25th lost his wife and four children,
two boys and two girls, in a fire outbreak at their home.



According to reports, all five family members were burnt
beyond recognition after an electric fault in the area
caused a fire outbreak in the missionary building of the
church where the pastor and his wife stayed.

The Pastor
was said to be away in Osun state to attend a Pastoral
conference when the fire killed his entire family.
According to a neighbor, the fire started at about 11pm
and rescue operation to save the woman and her
children was very difficult due to the iron protectors the
house had.

"Last night at about 11pm, some men in the area were
going around, it was like they noticed there was a
problem with the light. They were like trying to trace
where the fault could have come from. In the long run,
they came like three times and since they couldn't get

where the fault was coming from, they left. At midnight, I
heard the woman screaming for help so we came out.
When I got there, I saw the pastor's last daughter
standing very close to the windows, banging on it. There
was no way I could help her. I tried scooping water to put
out the fire but it raged on. Later on, I saw the pastor's
wife, struggling with the door, she was shouting for help
while trying to open it. The three other children were not
seen struggling at all. It was like they died of smoke
inhalation because we found them right where they were
sleeping. The windows and the doors were all guarded
with protectors, it was difficult to go through, if not we
would have broken through to rescue them." Bright
December, a neighbor said
Spekiang on the incident, the church secretary,
Emmanuel Ogoigbe said the bodies of the deceased have
been deposited at the mortuary

May Their Soul Rest in perfect Peace

Source: The Nation