Tanzania, April 29 -- Arusha. "The grandmother, given her age, could not save herself; there was a moment she was shouting, saying help me save even my grandchildren and let me die, but the fire intensified, and we failed to rescue them."

That is one of the accounts by a resident of Mjimwema Village in Usa River Ward, Arumeru District, Mr Shedrack Antony, speaking on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, about the fire incident that claimed three lives.

The fire, whose cause has not yet been established, broke out at dawn in the village and resulted in the deaths of three people: Ms Mkunde Efatha, 85, and her two grandchildren, Jackson Geofrey, 26, and Lerato Shabani, 11.

Narrating how the incident unfolded, he said that at dawn that day, they hear...