Two children from the same family have been killed in a house fire in Kasungu district.
The girls have been identified as five year-old Bridget Mbewe and her two year-old sister Elizabeth Mbewe who lived at Chizula village, Traditional Authority Wimbe in Kasungu district.
Public Relations Officer for Kasungu Police Station Edna Mzingwitsa told Malawi24 that the incident occurred on Wednesday at around 4pm after the girls’ mother had left them alone at the house.
She said Bridget started a fire in the family’s house where she wanted to roast potatoes.
The fire then began spreading and within a short time the whole house was on fire.
“At that time the father to the deceased was at work and the mother had gone to see her friend and whilst there she was told that her compound was on fire,” said Mzingwitsa.
The mother rushed to her home only to find the house in flames.
She was restrained by community members as she tried to jump into the fire to save the children.
When the fire subsided, onlookers entered the house and found the burned bodies of the two little girls.
Police and medical personnel visited the scene and the post-mortem was conducted which showed that death was due to severe burns.
Meanwhile police have appealed to the general public not to leave young children alone to avoid similar incidents.
Amafa ndi afiti?nthawi inakwana basis.
Iwo afa bwanj adakali ana?? Asaaaa ufit basi amatamba eti
Askies mala
Rest in peace
RIP adzukulu munakumana ndi infa yowawa kwambiri.
Ilayilah WA illailah lajuuna
Very sad Rip
Bora tamva chizungu chobwera.RIP
R.i.p
May their souls lest in eternal piece
Mayo! Ifa Yowawa R.i.p.
So sad.
So sad RIP
se you there RIP
Shaaaa ana anali asanayambe kunva kukoma eesh rip
so sad!!!
So sad
too bad.
May their soul rest in peace!
Pepani kwambiri
Why,,? rip
Who killed them?tamalembani zomveka plz.
Poleni sana ….RIP
eiishiii no good …Rip
Sorry
too bad. RIP
May their soul rest in peace
So sad.. RIP!
Not gud,,,,,,rip
Rip
Zowawa Kwambiri R I P
R I P
Which part of kasungu abale? So sad. RIP
Which part of kasungu abale? So sad. RIP
The Incident Occured At Chizuwula Village, In The Group Villageman Kapinya TA WIMBE.
Ok, ooh very bad.
sad
Rip