By Editorial,
Police in Arua City are investigating the circumstances under which a newly married couple burnt to death in a petrol fire incident.
The deceased couple have been identified as Lillian Anguezaru Fungaro, 20, a resident of Ayivu Division, Arua City, and her husband Emmanuel Adima, 30, a resident of the same division.
According to Police, the incident occurred on Tuesday night at around 11pm at the residential house of the couple who got married just two weeks ago.
Anguezaru got burnt to death instantly, while her husband Adima who managed to run out of the house after sustaining severe burns all over his body succumbed last evening at Arua Regional Referral Hospital where he had been rushed in critical condition.
Josephine Angucia, the Police spokesperson for West Nile region explains that although the Regional Fire Brigade team rushed to the scene after getting the information at 11:43pm, they found Anguezaru had already burnt beyond recognition.
She says that the Fire brigade crew managed to extinguish the fire and saved the neighboring buildings. May their souls rest in Peace. END.