The incident took place at Number 2, Bola Oyewo Street, Ifako Ijaiye at 9.00pm. It was gathered that the mother of the kids had lit a candle at night & went out to plait her hair, leaving the 2 children aged 2 & 4 inside the house sleeping.

The candle fell & caught fire, consuming the sleeping kids.

The father of the kids, in an attempt to rescue them while the inferno was on sustained serious wounds.

Officials of the Lagos State Fire Service & the Lagos State Emergency management Agency, LASEMA, were on ground to put out the fire.

An eye witness told journalists that a large crowd had gathered at the scene of the fire to sympathize with family of the victims.