An investigation has commenced, involving police and fire officers, to establish the cause of the fire. PHOTO: FILE
Anum Parvaiz, 54, and her 20-year-old daughter Shabina Begum were named as the two adults killed in the blaze in Sheffield, northern England.
"It's a tragedy beyond description," said Parvaiz's cousin Ishfaq Hussain Kayani.
He said a nine-week-old baby girl was among those who had died, as well as nine-year-old Adhyan Nazim and seven-year-old Amaan Nazim.
"It's so sad. A couple of hours ago the whole family was leading their normal life," he said.
"Just in a matter of minutes the whole family has been destroyed. The whole family has gone."
The local fire service confirmed that two adult females and three young children had died in the blaze.
"An investigation has commenced, involving police and fire officers, to establish the cause of the fire," the service said.
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@Baba Ji: Despite the availability of better services, accidents and deaths still happen all over the world, including developed countries. It's sad that people in Pakistan have no idea of how many people in western countries die from fires, car accidents, murders or any other human conditions. Maybe the family in question was living in a poor area of Sheffield where most of the immigrants live on social assistance and where there is little concept of fire alarms and home security but in all areas of UK they have emergency response.
I know the family and I'm so shocked! They we're such lovely people and I saw Anum 2 weeks ago at the masjid. May Allah grant them the highest rank in paradise.. Ameen
Whats going on? This is not the first Pakistani family that has met this kind of fate. The case of a Neurosurgeon's family is undergoing a trial nowadays in Leicester where it came to light that it happened due to misplaced identity. The accused wanted to burn some other house,two houses away from theirs. Then last year, another Pakistani doctor's family perished mysteriously in a fire. It's highly tragic! Somebody needs to take notice of these incidents.
@Baba Ji: They did...but the fire was way too strong to tackle...and houses in the UK are literally made of WOOD!
I heard that Fire brigade and Ambulance come within minutes of any eventuality !!! Why not now ?