At least seven members of a family died in the South region following a fire incident on Sunday night in the Mefou and Affamba division, Centre region. In the locality of Essaminchang last night, a tragic incident occurred when a man called Ze Raphael, ran out of fuel and visited the home of Ebole Solomon to refuel. During the process, a family member of the trader accidentally ignited a fire with a lantern. The blaze quickly spread and resulted in the deaths of all the occupants who were asleep at the time. Yene Amougou Willy, 12 years o Mbeda Dorothy , 20 years . MENGUE URIELLE, 10 years old AMOUGOU AMOUGOU PAPOU, 12 years old NGABA AMOUGOU ADRIEN, 4 years old AMOUGOU AMOUGOU STEPHANE, 8 years old CABREL NJIKE, 8 years old Source: Cameroon News Agency
Seven die in fire following Fuel explosion
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