Three guests k!lled in Edo hotel fire

An unspecified number of persons have been arrested in connection with a fire incident that occurred in a hotel in Benin City, Edo State, in which three lives were lost

The tragic incident occurred at about 4am on Sunday, 23 June, 2024, on the first floor of Cibeles Luxury Hotel, located at 9, Emoavwodua Street, off Limit Road, off Sapele Road.

The Edo State Police Command spokesman, Chidi Nwabuzor, who confirmed the incident and the arrest of suspects, gave the names of the victims as Bright Amechi, Michael Awowea and Cynthia Ogiugo.

He explained further that the victims who were guests at the hotel and were sleeping in their rooms when the fire incident occurred.

He said: “The DPO contacted the Edo State Fire Service, they came and extinguished the fire, three persons were unconscious as a result of the suffocation from the smoke of the fire.

“They were immediately rushed to Edo State Specialist, Sapele road, Benin City and the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), where one Bright Amechi and Michael Awowe, were confirmed dead.

“While at Edo State Specialist Hospital, one Cynthia Oguigo was confirmed dead. The bodies were conveyed to Stella Obasanjo Hospital mortuary in Benin City.

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