Three burnt to death in Ibadan church fire

Three worshippers were burnt to death yesterday at a church in Ibadan, Oyo State. The incident occurred at Mercyland Prayers Ministry at Okoro. It was learnt that the fire started about 1:45am and raged on for almost three hours. Sources said the fire started at the entrance of the church and was fuelled by a nearby generating set containing petrol. They said the church was covered with smoke and worshippers struggled to get out. Many made it out alive, but two men and a woman were burnt to death. The church’s roof and chairs were burnt. A survivor, simply identified as Akin, said some worshippers were asleep when the fire began. The fire was put out at 4:05am by men of the State Fire Service, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the Police.