NIGERIA:A fire outbreak had reportedly razed a house over the night on Friday,January 29,in Ohufu village,Ogboji community in Ishielu local government area of Ebonyi state,south-east,Nigeria,and burnt to death eight members of a family. According to reports,the cause of the fire has not been ascertained at the moment. However,the fire havoc claimed the lives of a woman and seven children,while the husband,Sylvanus Nefuru,and one of the children,Ukamaka Nefuru escaped. According to 80-years-old Sylvanus Nefuru,he told reporters that the fire started at around 3AM. He said he was in deep sleep when he heard a loud explosion,which brought him awake. Ukamaka,the only survived child said her mother brought her out and ran into the house to rescue the rest children,but was trapped and burnt to death along the other seven children.