The Albanian Manati family, originally from Lushnja, has been struck by tragedy in Jacksonville, Florida. Three children died on the morning of August 26 after the house where they lived caught fire.

The victims included 11-year-old twins and a 2-year-old child. The parents and the family’s two other children—a 2-month-old baby and a 9-year-old—managed to escape the flames, but were taken to hospital in critical condition.

The children’s maternal uncle said he received news of the tragedy from his younger uncle.

During an interview on the program “Me Zemër të Hapur,” he spoke about the pain caused by the tragic news, as well as the fact that emigration had prevented him from seeing his nephews for years.

He said he was waiting to travel to the United States, stressing that his nephews had reached the age of 11 without him seeing them even at the moment they were born, because emigration had kept them apart. Now, he said, he was going to bury them.

According to the uncle’s account, the suspicion is that the fire may have been caused by a toy bought for the children that had been left charging overnight.

He said the toy’s battery exploded while it was charging overnight, and that everything happened as a result.

The uncle also said that he had not yet managed to communicate with his sister, the children’s mother, because of the severe psychological condition she has been in since the tragedy.

According to him, both his sister and the children are traumatized. He added that she cannot cope with nightfall and the moment darkness sets in.

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A terrible tragedy struck an Albanian family in Jacksonville, Florida, where three children lost their lives as a result of a powerful fire that engulfed their two-story home in the early hours of Wednesday, August 26.

Four other people—two children and two adults—are in critical condition in hospital. The family of Gentian Manati, a US resident whose home was engulfed by the flames, is originally from the 18 Tetori neighborhood in the city of Lushnje.

The family left years ago after winning the American lottery, and Gentian’s parents, Njazi and Alia, later joined them.

Gentian Manati’s two sisters lived in Lushnje. The Albanian state facilitated visas for them, and both set off in the early hours of Friday to be by their brother, parents and family during these difficult days.

The neighbors learned the tragic news and, with tears in their eyes, said they were shocked by the devastating incident.

“We are deeply shaken. They were struggling people who left the country in search of a better life,” said one resident.

“There can be no greater misfortune in life. To raise three children through sacrifice and tremendous effort. God help us,” said another resident.

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