PNG Fire Tragedy Claims Six Lives in Port Moresby
Six people, including three children, have died in a devastating fire in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
Residents awoke around 2am to screams and thick smoke as flames quickly consumed a rental property.
“We found the three children with their aunty and grandmother in one room and the father in another,”
Neighbours attempted to help, but the fire spread rapidly, destroying the house within minutes.
Fire crews received a call at 2:56am, but by the time they arrived the structure was engulfed.
Tenants from the top unit escaped by breaking a bathroom window and jumping out.
Author's summary: Fire in Port Moresby claims six lives.
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