A petrol fire has killed a woman and her daughter in Arua District.

43-year-old Asuru Doreen, perished together with her 13-year-old daughter Atibaru Irene, a pupil of Ciaba Primary School after a petrol fire engulfed their kitchen.

Tragedy struck as the deceased woman filled empty mineral water bottles with petrol which she usually vends by the roadside, near their home at Tobolia trading centre in Pelele village, Ciaba parish, Logiri sub-county.

Anguyo Emmanuel, the brother to Asuru revealed, that as his sister who was seated by the kitchen door filled mineral water bottles with petrol from a 20-litre jerrycan, her daughter who complained of coldness entered and lit the fire.  

According to Anguyo, they suddenly heard a bang and saw a flash, rushed and tried to rescue the two, but their efforts proved futile because the fire spread at a very high speed, burning them to death.

This is the second petrol fire that has killed family members just this year in Arua.

In January, several jerrycans filled with petrol stored in a house caught fire and killed a newly married couple in Okuazaku cell, Arivu ward in Arua City.

Police embarked on sensitising illegal fuel dealers on the dangers such as fire outbreaks that can lead to death.