Two children die in Isiolo house fire
Two children are feared to have died after a fire swept through a residential compound in Bulapesa, Isiolo County, destroying 17 timber rooms and a three-bedroom permanent house. The fire broke out at around 11am on Friday, September 4, 2026, at the home of a woman. Police said officers from Kulamawe Police Station, together with [...] The post Two children die in Isiolo house fire appeared first…
Two children succumbed to their injuries after a devastating fire ravaged a residential compound in Isiolo County, Kenya. The inferno, which broke out on Friday, September 4, 2026, at around 11 am, destroyed 17 timber rooms and a three-bedroom permanent house at the Bulapesa location. The blaze claimed the lives of two young children, aged three and approximately one year and six months, while their mother, a tenant at the residence, survived.
Police, along with the Isiolo County fire brigade and Kenya Red Cross personnel, swiftly responded to the scene to contain the blaze. However, the children's bodies were severely burned and could not be identified, leaving them in the custody of the Isiolo Teaching and Referral Hospital mortuary pending postmortem examination. The cause of the fire remains unknown at this stage.
The tragic incident prompted the Isiolo County Crime Scene Investigation team to process and document the scene, initiating an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the fatal fire.
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