Mother, five daughters among eight killed in Oman house fire
Eight women of a family were killed after fire broke out in their house in Barka, Oman.
The rescue authorities stated that a woman and her five daughters, including the woman’s sister, were killed after fire engulfed the entire house on Tuesday early morning.
According to a statement by Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance (PACDA), “As soon as the incident was reported, fire-fighters reached the house in Al Salam neighborhood in Barka and started extinguishing the fire at 4.35am.”
“We are still investigating the cause of the fire. The Royal Oman Police received a notification at 4.30am that a house was on fire in Barka and rescue teams swung into action, PACDA official said.
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