Two children aged 6 and 2 years have died in an inferno that gutted their residence in Lusaka’s Garden House area.
Police spokesperson Esther Katongo says the incident happened around 20:00 hours on Saturday and identifies the deceased only as Mike, 6, and Abigail, 2.
Katongo reveals that the fire was caused by candlelight which was left by the maid while she had taken food to the parents of the victims at the shop.
She explains that the fire brigade team from the Lusaka City Council put out the fire which destroyed most household goods whose value has not yet known.
The bodies of the deceased have been taken to the mortuary at UTH awaiting postmortem and burial while police have opened an inquiry in the matter.