A domestic fire has claimed the lives of two young children, Clement Adjei (6) and Desmond Adjei Karikari (4), both students at Ridge Experimental Basic School in the Birim Central Municipality of the Eastern Region.
The tragedy unfolded late Sunday night, around 11:00 pm, engulfing their family’s three-bedroom home.
Their mother, Bernice Agyei Karikari, suffered severe injuries, and property worth thousands of Ghana Cedis was destroyed.
Eyewitnesses recounted the horror as the inferno, believed to have originated from a recently installed electric pole nearby, quickly consumed the residence.
Despite the valiant efforts of bystanders to rescue the trapped family, including attempts to unlock the door, the children could not be saved in time.
Firefighters responded promptly, containing the blaze and preventing its spread to neighboring homes.
However, the loss of young lives cast a shadow over their efforts, underscoring the belief that timely intervention could have altered the tragic outcome.