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Tragedy as child burns to death on Christmas Day

A relative mourns near a house where a six-year-old girl burnt to death on December 25, 2018 in Obunga slums, Kisumu (Denish Ochieng, Standard)

Grief has engulfed a family living in Obunga slums in Kisumu after their six-year-old daughter perished in a fire accident on Christmas day.

On Wednesday, Caroline Achieng, a mother of four was still struggling to come to terms with the loss. She also lost all her household goods in the inferno that struck late in the night.

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