Three family members die in midnight house fire in Embu

Three Family Members Perish in Embu House Fire

EMBU, Kenya Jul 9 – Three members of the same family died after a fire razed their three-room timber house in Morara Village in Kianjokoma Sub-location, Embu County. According to police, the incident occurred at about 6:20am on Wednesday within Embu North Sub-County, approximately five kilometres south-east of Kianjokoma Police Station. Police officers who responded to the scene established that the three occupants of the house were trapped insi…

Embu: Autistic child among 3 relatives killed in tragic house fire

A fierce midnight fire in Embu North killed three family members, including a 20-year-old autistic child. Police launched a probe into the devastating incident.

Three family members die in midnight house fire in Embu

Three family members were killed in a fire incident in Murara Village in Kianjokoma, Embu North. The incident happened on Tuesday, police said. The victims, who were asleep when the blaze broke out, have been identified as 60-year-old Audecia Ruguru, her sister, 50-year-old Lucy Rwamba, and Rwamba’s 20-year-old son Rogers Gitonga, who lived with autism. Police and witnesses said the fire erupted at around 2:00 a.m. and spread rapidly, engulfing …