Child dies in house fire in Marial-baai
A five-year-old girl identified as Angeth Arou Deng was burnt to death on Wednesday evening when their house caught fire in Marial-baai Payam of Aweil West County, Northern Bahr el Ghazal State, police say.
Aweil West County police inspector, Major Deng Mathon Akot told Radio Tamazuj on Thursday, that initial investigations indicate that the child alongside two others was left home alone. The fire outbreak occurred in Marial-baai Payam at 6 pm. Three children entered their house and lit a fire. The fire eventually burnt the house. Two of the children run out but one who was much older about 5 years remained in the house and was burned,” said Mathon said.