# Horror blaze killed two sisters with candles below

> Candles in flat below caused fatal blaze that killed two sisters in Aberdeen.
- Title: Horror blaze killed two sisters with candles below · Dailymail
- Summary: Candles in flat below caused fatal blaze that killed two sisters in Aberdeen. Two sisters died in a fire started by candles in a flat below their own in…
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- Published: 2026-10-12T18:05:50+00:00
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## Fatal blaze in Aberdeen
A devastating fire killed two sisters almost three years ago.
## Sisters Shikshya and Aanchal Subedi
Shikshya Subedi, 24, and her 28-year-old sister Aanchal Subedi lost their lives.
## Fire started by candles
The blaze was started by candles which ignited a mattress in a lower flat bedroom.
## Lithium battery spread fire
It also detailed how a lithium battery caused the fire to spread rapidly.
## Fire broke out at 6pm
The fatal fire broke out shortly before 6pm with crews battling the blaze for around three hours.
## Sisters already dead
The sisters were already dead when firefighters reached them.
## Five injured
The fire injured five others and a baby from a neighbouring flat was safely evacuated.
## Baby hospitalized
The baby was taken to hospital as a precaution before being discharged the following day.
## Sisters from Nepal
The sisters were originally from Nepal but moved to Aberdeen when they were children.
## Family devastated
To say we are devastated doesn’t come close to describing how we feel.
## Online fundraiser
An online fundraiser in support of their family raised thousands of pounds.
## Legal investigation
The family asked legal firm Digby Brown to find the truth.
## No suspicious circumstances
A joint police and fire investigation found there were no suspicious circumstances.
## Crown office report
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service said it was sent reports of the deaths.
## No further action
Following a thorough investigation the procurator fiscal concluded no further action was required.
## Aberdeen Grammar School tribute
Aberdeen Grammar School remembered former pupil Shikshya as 'a hardworking, focused and dedicated student'.
## Key takeaway

Two sisters died in a fire started by candles in a flat below their own in Aberdeen on January 29, 2024.