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Fire kills six family members in Malabo

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A fire in Malabo killed six members of one family: Salvador Nsue Nguema’s wife, three of their children and two grandchildren. The only survivor was injured and hospitalised after suffering burns; the family had been using candles for lighting following a power cut, reports AhoraEG.

A fire killed six members of the same family in the Semu-Salomé neighbourhood of Malabo, Equatorial Guinean media outlet Ahora EG reported on Thursday 22 October. The victims were Salvador Nsue Nguema’s wife, three of their children and two grandchildren.

Salvador Nsue Nguema, the family’s only survivor, was injured in the fire and hospitalised for burns, according to Ahora EG. The family had been using candles for lighting after an interruption to the electricity supply.

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