A boy aged between 3 and 5 was burnt to ashes in an inferno on Thursday evening in the Busika area of Choma’s Mwapona compound.

It is reported that after the accident, the house was engulfed by huge crowds of people standing by while firefighters from the Choma Municipal Council who were trying to quench the fire.

According to eyewitnesses, the victim was sleeping in the house, with the cause of the fire yet to be established.

By broadcast time, the Zambia Police had not issued an update on the matter.