Baby dies after fire razed down houses in Naivasha. Photo/courtesy
A four months old baby died on Tuesday morning after a residential house caught fire in Kabati estate in Naivasha.
According to witnesses, the baby had been locked in the house by her mother during the 10:30 am fire incident.
Martin Kung'u a boda boda rider told the Nation they saw a huge fire that immediately engulfed the entire wooden block of houses.
"We attempted to put out the fierce fire but we could not manage due to its intensity," he said
He said the county firefighters arrived fifteen minutes later and managed to put off the fire.
The area residents accused the baby's mother for leaving the child in the house unattended.
"She is used to leaving the child inside the house unattended," said a witness.
Police arrived at the scene and took the body to the Naivasha Sub-County Hospital mortuary.
Cause of the fire has not yet to be known.