Three children die as house burns in West Darfur

26/12/2013 20:35

Three children were burned to death in the Murnei camp for the displaced in West Darfur on Thursday. One of the camp sheikhs told Radio Dabanga that a fire broke out at about 3pm on Thursday at the house of Abakar Kushbeir. Three of his children, aged between 7 and 12 years were trapped inside as the fire destroyed the entire three-room dwelling. File photo: Detail of image by Albert Gonzalez Farran/Unamid

Three children were burned to death in the Murnei camp for the displaced in West Darfur on Thursday.

One of the camp sheikhs told Radio Dabanga that a fire broke out at about 3pm on Thursday at the house of Abakar Kushbeir. Three of his children, aged between 7 and 12 years were trapped inside as the fire destroyed the entire three-room dwelling.

File photo: Detail of image by Albert Gonzalez Farran/Unamid