Fire

Three, including toddler, killed in early morning house fire

Apenisa Waqairadovu Multimedia Journalist [email protected]

October 13, 2025 8:17 am

Three people including a young couple and a toddler have died in a devastating house fire in Nadi early this morning.

FBC News understands the victims include a man and a woman in their 20s, along with a child believed to be around two years old.

The blaze is believed to have broken out around 5am.

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Authorities are yet to release official details, and FBC News is working to confirm further information.

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