Bad wiring cause house fire killing Nigerian man and his pregnant wife and two sons

A young Nigerian family, 26 year old Jeremiah Owojori, his pregnant wife Ashley, their 5 year old son and seven month old son all died in a tragic fire incident at their home at 201 Coleman Str. in West Monroe, Louisiana, USA. The sad incident took place on Sunday January 24th.

It was reported that rescue officials transported Owojori and his 7-month-old son to a hospital where they were placed on life support; and Ashley, his 24-year-old pregnant wife, and Halley, her 5-year-old son, were taken to LSU Medical Centre in Shreveport, where they remained in critical condition.

Men of the state fire service say bad wiring in their home is most likely the cause of the fire. The Owojori’s were all in critical state when men of the state fire service arrived their home and took them to the hospital.

Investigators were summoned to the scene after West Monroe firefighters responded to a structure fire at approximately 7:30 a.m. Sunday morning, located at 201 Coleman Street in West Monroe. The structure, an older home converted into a duplex, housed two families at the time of the fire. .
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The victims were removed from the home where resuscitation efforts were initiated. Jeremiah Owojori and his 7-month-old son were transported to an area hospital where they remain on life support. Ashley Owojori and their 5 year-old son were transported to LSU Medical Center in Shreveport where they remain in critical condition. .
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The occupants of the other portion of the duplex, which escaped unharmed, informed investigators that the structure lost electrical power at approximately 3:30 a.m. Jeremiah Owojori had notified a duplex maintenance worker at approximately 6:30 a.m. concerning the loss of electricity. .
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During the examination of the structure, investigators located 3 electrical junction boxes in the attic where a decades-old wiring system, known as “knob and tube,” had been connected to more modern Romex wiring. .
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Investigators have determined that the fire originated in close proximity to the junction boxes and it is suspected that faulty wiring led to the fire. There were no smoke alarms installed in either of the two units. The four of them eventually died.

They were all placed on life support, where they all eventually died.