6 year-old girl burnt to death in a church in Lagos

The Lagos State Fire Service said a six-year-old girl was burnt to death in a church in the early hours of Saturday in Egbeda area of the state.
The Director of the service, Mr Rasak Fadipe, said that the incident occurred at about 02:00 at Faith Revival Church.
Fadipe said that the inferno affected the boys’ quarters of the church while a vigil was going on at the main auditorium.

"We met the fire raging when we arrived. It was after the fire was put out that we discovered the little girl’s burnt body in one of the rooms.
"The church authority was yet to ascertain the cause of the fire. We finally put out the fire at about 05:00," he said.

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