Dad's warning after he lost wife and three children in fire View 2 Images

A father whose wife and three children were killed in a house blaze in west London believed to have been caused by a firework has told how the night “destroyed my life” as he warned “if you use fireworks, you could lose everything”. Aroen Kishen had been celebrating Diwali with his wife Seema, their children Riyan, 11, and Arohi, eight, and four-year-old Shanaya, and family friends at their home in Hounslow in November 2023.

Nearly two years on, ahead of Diwali on Monday, Mr Kishen has told of the horror of the evening when his family home became engulfed in flames. “That night, I lost my wife Seema, our three children Riyan, Arohi, Shanaya, and two family friends, Nitin and Sandhaya (Chopra),” Mr Kishen said.

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