On Tuesday morning, a fire broke out in a house in Asuoyeboah, Ashanti Region, killing three people.

Around 12:30 AM, a mother and her two children perished in the tragedy after other residents' attempts to save them proved unsuccessful.

The mother has been identified as Felicia, 48, and her two children, Obed Owusu, 11, and Christabel Owusu, 9, as reported by 3news.com.

Meanwhile, the man of the house has been rushed to the hospital after he sustained severe burns in an attempt to save his family.

“We are in shock with the intensity of the fire even though it was raining at the time of the incident. We thought the rain would minimize the impact, but within minutes, the entire 10-bedroom apartment was engulfed with fire, and our effort to try and save them proved futile,” an eyewitness, Edward Osei, said.

“They all got trapped and couldn’t come through the window because of the burglar-proof. However, the man of the house managed to escape because he was in a separate room. He decided to go back and rescue his family but to no avail. He later sustained some severe burns and was rushed to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital for treatment,” another eyewitness said.

The bodies of the deceased have been deposited at the KATH morgue, awaiting autopsy.