by Akan Ido

Tragedy struck in Sapele, Delta state on Wednesday night as a 9-month-old baby who was reported to have been locked in the house by her parents was burnt to death.

The little girl’s mother was said to have gone to the market to conduct her business of plaiting people’s hairs at the Sapeele yam garage while the father was also at work.

Reports say the whole building was burnt down before officials of the Sapeele Fire Fighting Service arrived.

Read the Nigerian Eye report below:

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 reporters isited 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.