In yet another sad and tragic incident, a US-based Nigerian, has died with his 5-year-old son, his wife and another new-born son in a house fire in their residence in America.
The couple who perished in the house fire
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reported it here two weeks ago that Nigeria-born basketball player for Colorado State University, Emmanuel Omogbo, lost his parents, Sampson & Carolyn Omogbo, and his 2-year old twin nephew and niece to a fire accident in the United States.
Now, it has been reported that another US-based Nigerian, 26-year old Jeremiah Owojori, his pregnant wife, Ashley, their 5-year old son and seven month old son, have all died in a tragic fire incident at their residence at 201 Coleman Street in West Monroe, Louisiana.
The couple (middle) and friends in their residence
A neighbour of the deceased, who escaped unhurt, said Oworoji experienced power outage at his residence around 3:30am on Sunday and he informed a maintenance officer of the development three hours later.
It was reported that rescue officials transported Owojori and his 7-month-old son to a hospital where they were placed on life support; and Ashley, his 24-year-old pregnant wife, and Halley, her 5-year-old son, were taken to LSU Medical Centre in Shreveport, where they remained in critical condition.
When Ashley recently gave birth to her son
Brant Thompson, state fire marshall chief deputy, was quoted to have said; "Investigators determined the fire originated in the attic area just above the affected unit. The fire started close to junction boxes and faulty wiring is suspected to have caused the fire."
However, on Wednesday morning, Thompson confirmed the death of Halley, saying: "His father, mother and younger brother remain on life support, but they are not expected to survive."
The family who all perished in the inferno
Sadly, they all eventually died. Jeremiah died yesterday. His death was confirmed by one Mayowa Kunle, his friend, who had been commenting on the incident since it happened. "Sad News: Jeremiah Owojori died this evening!!!!!! Rest in Peace Jerry!!!," she wrote on Facebook.