Deux frères meurent dans un incendie à Kédougou : Ce que leur père a dit aux enquêteurs
On Sunday, November 8, 2026, around 2 a.m., the local brigade of Mako was notified of a fire that had broken out in the village of Bantaco, in the commune of Tomboronkoto, district of Bandafassi, region of Kédougou.
The father's story
According to information gathered from A. Ba, a 35-year-old farmer living in Bantaco, he was asleep in his room when he was alerted by his neighbors' cries for help. Upon going outside, he found that flames had engulfed the room occupied by his children, who were fast asleep.
Neighbors who rushed to the scene tried to contain the fire with the rudimentary means at their disposal. Despite their efforts, the fire claimed the lives of two boys who were sleeping in the room. A little girl was seriously injured.
The preliminary report indicates three victims: two deaths and one serious injury, all from the same family. The two deceased boys are MH Ba, aged 7, and MD Ba, aged 4. The injured girl is their sister, A. Ba, aged 10, a schoolgirl.
Two huts were completely destroyed, along with clothing and kitchen utensils.
The injured girl was taken by ambulance from the Bantaco health post. The bodies of the two boys were transported to the regional hospital morgue by firefighters. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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