Kenya: Embu Siblings Die in Dawn House Inferno

18 December 2013

TWO sisters were yesterday killed in a fire incident in Kathangariri Market, Embu North district.

The wto aged 4 and 13 died in teh dawn inferno after their mother, a traders left for the market. Their father,Kennedy Muriithi,40, sustained serious burns. Neighbours said they heard screams from the house but ignored it because of the couple's usual quarrels. They said they only responded to the alarm after seeing smoke bellowing from the house.

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