25 Mar 2017

Fire leaves 3 dead in Fiji

11:48 am on 25 March 2017

Three children died after they were trapped in a house fire Friday night at Boca, in Fiji's Bulileka Labasa.

Police Spokesperson, Ana Naisoro said three sisters were aged 13, 9 and 6.

She said the fourth child, an 11-year-old boy survived and was currently at the Labasa Hospital.

The four siblings were alone at home when the fire started.

Due to the location of the home, fire trucks could not reach the fire scene to put out the fire.

The house was completely destroyed.

Police and Fire officers are investigating the cause of fire.