A 69-year-old visually impaired man is said to have been burnt to ashes after a fire outbreak in a residential building in Umunya, Oyi Council Area of Anambra state, the State Broadcasting Service reports.
According to the report, the wife of the deceased, Blessing, said she noticed the incident when she started having difficulty in breathing in the dead of night, adding that it was one of her sons; now hospitalized, who rescued her, tried to rescue the father, before he was badly burnt.
Former Minister of Health and kinsman to the deceased 69-year-old visually impaired man, Dr Tim Menakaya, and the traditional ruler of the community, Igwe Chris Onyekwuluje, who described the incident as shocking to the community, called for calm while Police carries comprehensive investigation to unravel issue around and about the incident.
Other members of the community who spoke to the ABS however ruled out electrical faults as according to them, Umunya has been without an electric supply for a long time.
It was gathered that the surviving victim, Akachukwu, is receiving medical attention at a hospital in Umudioka.