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A fire that killed sisters Shikshya Subedi, 24, and Aanchal Subedi, 28, in an apartment block in Aberdeen on January 29, 2024, was caused by candles igniting a mattress in the flat below, according to a Scottish Fire and Rescue Service report. The blaze also spread rapidly due to a lithium battery, with firefighters battling for three hours but finding the sisters already dead upon arrival. Five people were injured, including a baby who was evacuated safely from another flat. The incident led to an online fundraiser raising thousands of pounds for their family.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-12,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Sisters Shikshya (24) and Aanchal Subedi (28) lost their lives in a fatal fire on January 29, 2024, at an apartment block in Aberdeen, Scotland. An official report determined that the blaze was caused by candles igniting a mattress in a flat below theirs. The fire quickly spread due to a lithium battery, with firefighters battling the flames for approximately three hours. When emergency services arrived, the sisters were already deceased. Five others were injured, but a baby from a neighboring flat was safely evacuated and later discharged from the hospital. Authorities concluded there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the incident. The Subedi sisters had originally moved to Aberdeen as children from Nepal.
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A devastating fire that killed two sisters almost three years ago was caused by candles in the flat below, an official report has determined.
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Shikshya Subedi, 24, and her 28-year-old sister Aanchal Subedi lost their lives when flames tore through an apartment block in Aberdeen on January 29, 2024.
The blaze was started by candles which ignited a mattress in a lower flat bedroom, according to a Scottish Fire and Rescue Service incident report.
It also detailed how a lithium battery caused the fire to spread rapidly.
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fire → lose → report
The fatal fire broke out shortly before 6pm with crews battling the blaze for around three hours.
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crews → break → hours
The sisters were already dead when firefighters reached them.
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firefighters → reach → them
A joint police and fire investigation found there were no suspicious circumstances.
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investigation → find → ?
Sisters Shikshya and Aanchal Subedi lost their lives after a fire tore through their flat in 2024
The fire started after candles ignited a mattress in a flat below the Subedi sisters'
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candles → lose → sisters
The fire injured five others and a baby from a neighbouring flat was safely evacuated and taken to hospital as a precaution before being discharged the following day.
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baby → injure → precaution
The sisters were originally from Nepal but moved to Aberdeen when they were children.
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they → move → Aberdeen
Speaking to the BBC older sibling Susan, 35, said: ‘To say we are devastated doesn’t come close to describing how we feel.
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It’s very hard to describe how losing Shikshya and Aanchal has affected our family.
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Shikshya → ’ → family
‘They were only in their 20s, they had everything in life to look forward to but that’s been taken away from them and us.’
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An online fundraiser in support of their family raised thousands of pounds.
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fundraiser → raise → pounds
Last month, the family asked legal firm Digby Brown to find the truth.
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family → ask → truth
The firm said it would look for ‘all available evidence to help the Subedi family in their pursuit for answers’.
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it → say → answers
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service said it was sent reports of the deaths at the time.
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it → say → time
A spokesman added: ‘Following a thorough investigation the procurator fiscal concluded that no further action was required.’
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Following the tragedy, Aberdeen Grammar School remembered former pupil Shikshya as ‘a hardworking, focused and dedicated student who was very well liked’.
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who → follow → student
The fatal fire broke out shortly before 6pm with crews battling the blaze for around three hours.
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crews → break → hours
A baby from a neighbouring flat was safely evacuated and taken to hospital as a precaution before being discharged the following day.
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baby → neighbour → precaution
Following the tragedy, Aberdeen Grammar School remembered former pupil Shikshya as ‘a hardworking, focused and dedicated student who was very well-liked’.
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who → follow → student
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