'Nanny's little angels': Grandmother's tribute to twin girls who died in fire tragedy
A grieving grandmother has posted a heartfelt tribute after three-year-old twin girls perished in a house fire in the NSW town of Batlow.
In what police described as a “particularly horrific” incident, the girls were pulled from the blazing home by Fire and Rescue NSW officers on Monday morning as their mother, Tanyka Ford, and a five-year-old sister watched on helplessly.
Both girls died at the scene.
The tragedy has reportedly rocked the small rural town, which was devastated by bushfires earlier this year.
Tributes have flooded in for the two little girls, Aisha and Lailani, as family and friends mourn their sudden loss.
“RIP Nanny’s little angels,” the girl’s grandmother posted online.
“Miss you so much.”
On Facebook, amid a wave of condolences from friends, the grandmother changed her profile picture to a photo of the two little girls taken in the house fire.
“My heart is breaking for you all. Sending my love,” one person wrote.
“Rest in peace little ones,” another posted.
Neighbour Carol Flannery, who lived next door when the girls were born, described them as gorgeous and said the girls were the centre of the family.
“I was just shocked, beautiful little girls — my heart goes out to the parents and grandparents,” she told the ABC.
Police said on Monday afternoon investigations into the tragedy were ongoing.
“It's a particularly horrific incident, they're two little girls, two little twin girls, can you imagine? It's just devastatingly sad,” Superintendent Bob Noble told reporters.
“You can only... imagine what they're going through and their broader family as well, obviously, is struggling.”
The cause of the fire is still being investigated, but authorities reportedly believe a wood fireplace was burning inside the home at the time.
“If there are lessons to learn then we should ensure this doesn't happen again,” Supt Noble said.
“It goes to show people need to be very, very vigilant around safety, particularly at this time of year when people put fires inside homes.”
A report will be prepared for the coroner.
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