Five members of same family burnt to death in Azerbaijan

The accident occurred on Dec. 16 in the village of Qaratugay. 

A house owned by the Rzayev family caught fire at around 06:30 local time.

The dead included three children aged between five and one. Their bodies were recovered after the fire was put out at 08:25.

The cause of the fire is not yet known.

The dead were identified as Nazakat Rzayeva, 57, Lamiya Rzayeva, 23, Mansuma Rzayeva, 5, Yagmur Rzayeva, 2, and Gulay Rzayeva, 1. 

 

It is the single deadliest fire accident in Azerbaijan for many years.