A four-year-old girl was tragically killed this afternoon (August 19) in Steadville.
A group of children were playing in an old car outside a house in Steadville when the incident occurred.
The children were inside the motor vehicle when a fire started, with some of the children managing to escape before the fire got out of hand.
However, a four-year-old girl could not get out in time and was tragically burnt to death.
At this stage, the cause of the fire is unknown.
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Paramedics declared the girl dead at the scene in Steadville.
The Ladysmith Fire Department, police and Public Safety officers responded to the scene.
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