9-month-old baby burnt to death in Sapele

A nine-month-old baby locked up
in a house by her parents has been reported
burnt to death.
The girl’s mother was said to have gone to
the market to earn a living by plaiting
peoples’ hairs at Sapele yam garage while
the father was also at work.
The incident occurred at about 7.00pm,
Wednesday. The whole building was
brought to ruins as neighbours could not
put out the fire while men of Sapele Fire
Fighting Service arrived late.
It was reported that the grand-father of the
infant who was alerted of the incident was
later involved in salvaging other parts of the
building without knowing that his grand
child had been consumed by the fire.
When Vanguard visited the scene,
neighbours and sympathizers where seen
wailing over the loss of the baby just as
household items littered the place.
At press time, the cause of the fire was yet
to be ascertained, but source at the Sapele
Fire Fighting department, who preferred
anonymity, confirmed that it was due to
electrical spark from power fluctuation.