A father and his four children were killed in a fire that broke out near Calvary

Abraham Arega, the brother of Amsal Arega, who survived the ordeal with four children and a wife, told the BBC: Five members of a family wer...

Abraham Arega, the brother of Amsal Arega, who survived the ordeal with four children and a wife, told the BBC: Five members of a family were killed in the crash.

Abraham said there was no electricity in Kolfe Keranio on the day of the fire and the family lit candles at night.

"[My sister] was cooking with charcoal. Her husband was lying on the couch with one of their children.

Brother Abraham Arega said the fire broke out while the mother was sleeping in the room to breastfeed her baby.

Neighbors were able to save the mother and their 10-month-old baby, but the father and four children were not spared.

The father, Time, Birru, and their daughters, Naomi, Nardos, Lidet, and Zion died.

"Suddenly, when she woke up, there was a fire. She screamed and grabbed her baby.

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Amsal told the BBC that she had been called home to save her husband and four children, but that her husband had said, "I did not call him."

Their daughters, 15, 11, 8 and 6 years old, lost their lives in the accident. Their house was destroyed by the fire.

Funeral service for father and four children December 16, 2014 M. It took place at the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Addis Ababa Fire and Disaster Management Commission Public Relations Team Leader Gullat Getaneh; Five people have been killed in a fire that broke out last Friday. "The cause of the accident is still being investigated," he told the BBC.

He added that the victim's father and children had been hospitalized after the accident.

The father, who died in the accident, said that he was a pickup truck driver and that he managed to support his family.

"They live hand in hand. But he helped us all, not just his family. He has a good reputation everywhere. No one in the neighborhood talks about him," said his sister-in-law, Abraham.

The surviving sister and her 10-month-old daughter are now safe, but are saddened by the loss of her husband and four children.

"It is difficult to bury five bodies in one day. Today she knows where they are buried," he said.