Fire ignited by candle light destroys house, renders Abia family homeless 

A fire disaster, caused by a candlelight, has rendered an Abia couple, Mr and Mrs Godwin Nwosu, and their four children homeless in Agbama Housing Estate,  Umuahia.

The inferno started when the four children had slept off, while using the candle to read their books.

In their calls for help, the Couple, Mr and Mrs Nwosu said they lost all their belongings to the fire, regretting that nothing was salvaged.

Mrs Nwosu, who spoke in tears, explained that the candle was lit by the children for reading before they slept off, saying that they (the couple) were not at home when the fire started.

She explained that she had bought the candle to enable her read her books in preparation for her NCE examinations, following some days of electricity outage in the Agbama area.

Also the husband, Mr. Godwin Nwosu, a tricycle operator in Umuahia, lamented that the inferno destroyed everything the family laboured for throughout the year 2025, leaving them with nothing but ashes.

“I am now homeless with my family. The fire razed the entire house. We could not salvage anything because my wife and I were not at home when it happened,” he said.

While thanking God that their four children did not die in the fire, the Abia couple appealed for temporary accommodation and financial support from the Abia public.