A 5-year- old boy, Tago Evans, was on Wednesday afternoon burnt to ashes in his father’s room at Dakuripe in the Bole District of the Savannah Region.
Briefing Yagbon News today, Hon. Mohammed Abubakari, Assemblyman for the Dakuripe Electoral Area, said the incident happened around 3:30pm when the victim was alone in the room after he returned from school.
According to him, the Fire Service and NADMO have been informed about the incident which they responded to
He Said, they saw the charred remains of the boy in the room after the house was completely burnt.
“We didn’t even realize that the boy was in the room till his body was discovered after the room was completely razed down”Hon.Abubakari told Yagbon News.
According to him, the father has a fitting shop attached to the a two bedroom room apartment which was completely razed down.
He stated that the cause of the fire was not yet known.
He disclosed that the neighbours were not able to rescue him due to the intensity of the fire.
Hon. Abubakari, has therefore cautioned persons to be careful of handling naked fire as we are still experiencing the harmattan season to avoid such unforeseen occurrences.
Source: yagbonradioonline
