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Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>The family that lost three children in a tragic fire outbreak on Tuesday night, in Nyabugogo cell, Kigali Sector, is receiving support with rent and funeral arrangements from the City of Kigali, it has emerged.<\/p>\n

A preliminary investigation showed that the fire outbreak, which claimed the lives of three children aged between six and four, was caused by a candle that burnt a mattress as the children were asleep, Emma-Claudine Ntirenganya, a spokesperson of the City of Kigali, told The New Times on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

It s understood that during Tuesday’s power outage, one of the children (who survived the incident) lit a candle and placed it on a chair next to the mattress on which they were lying.<\/p>\n

When the candle went out it set the chair alight, then ignited the mattress and eventually the entire house.<\/p>\n

The mother was still at work when the tragedy struck.<\/p>\n

“One of the children ran out quickly to call for help,” a source said.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, three children lost their lives in the process.<\/p>\n

The family had six children, and the three who died were the youngest. The New Times learnt that two others who survived were not at home when the incident occurred.<\/p>\n

City authorities have since rented a house for the bereaved family, Ntirenganya said.<\/p>\n

The lifeless bodies of the victims were taken to Kacyiru Hospital for further examination.<\/p>\n

The official added that the city will help the family get basic domestic equipment and clothing, as all their belongings were gutted by the fire.<\/p>\n

“We are also working with the family to give a decent burial to the victims,” she said, adding that the date of burial had not been determined.<\/p>\n

It emerged that the children’s father was away from Rwanda for work.<\/p>\n

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