four-year-old girl, identified only as Favour, has been reportedly burnt to death in a midnight candle light induced inferno in Delta state.

One Abba Idogun, an officer with the Delta State Ministry of Information, Warri Office, who witnessed the incident, said the fire burnt the four-year-old beyond recognition, saying a private school, a Deeper life Bible Church and a poultry farm were also razed.

According to Idogun, the fire started after a candle light was carelessly left while they were asleep by one of the occupants of the compound located at 16, Makro Street.

It was reported that men of the fire service could not be reached to salvage the fire.

Lamenting the incident, one of the victims, Emmanuel Nwodo, a poultry farmer, told Vanguard that the fire started from his neighbour’s apartment in the compound.

“It started from my neighbour’s place. We were inside my room when I heard ‘fire, fire’. And before I could come out, the fire was already raging. The fire started about 11:30pm and last until past midnight.

“Maybe they left candle on and slept off and the candle just sparked big fire. That was just how the fire burnt everywhere. There is one man, a lady with three children. A little child of about four years was burnt to death.