7-year-old Boy Burnt To Death In Lagos

A seven-year-old boy was Sunday burnt to death in an inferno that engulfed a two-storey building at the Lagos State Property Development Corporation Housing Estate, Agege Local Government, Lagos State.

The deceased identified as Sulaimon, was said to be sleeping with other five members of the family at block 68, flat 5/6 at the estate popularly called Ijaiye Low cost housing Estate, Pen-Cinema, Agege when the fire started.

The cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained, but eyewitnesses said that it started at about 2:20 a.m, from the victims’ apartment before spreading to other flats.