Three children were killed in a fire on Wednesday in Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp in Mogadishu.
The ill-fated camp, located in Wadajir district, only a few meters to Adan Adde International Airport.
Witnesses say the fire, which reportedly started on Wednesday evening, spread fast as a result of the dried stalks used in erecting the huts in the camp.
Maryan Ahmed Faroole, the bereaved mother said she left her children at homes to something from a nearby shop when the tragic happened.
” They were sleeping when I left home after returning I saw the whole area burning. I do not know what has caused the fire because I put out the fire before I left home,” she said.
The local authorities of Wadajir have not yet commented on the incident.
Thousands of DIPs from different regions have been camped in Mogadishu with most relying on NGOs and wellwishers.
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