Staff Reporter
A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD girl was warming her lunch on a gas stove when it allegedly burst into flames, resulting in a house being completely destroyed by fire in Oshakati on Friday. The incident left the corrugated-iron house, which had three bedrooms, a kitchen and a tuck shop, completely burnt down, with no injuries reported.
According to the Namibian Police weekend crime report, the incident occurred at Uupindi location in the Oshakati West Constituency.
The girl was reportedly warming her lunch when the gas stove burst and ignited a fire that engulfed the house.
Although neighbours responded promptly, nothing could be salvaged from the building.
