Papua
Revelations in Papua New Guinea that six children burnt to death
20 August 2010
published by www.rnzi.com
Papua New Guinea police have revealed that six children were burnt to death in a bushfire last week when they went out picking fruit near a remote Eastern Highlands village.
The Post Courier newspaper reports that the six were believed to be trapped in a gorge surrounded by high cliffs and the Waiyamba river in Okapa District.
The victims were aged between seven and 12.
Police say theres a strong possibility that one of the children might have started a fire which got out of control.
Five of the children were buried immediately while the body of one was taken to Goroka Hospital for a post mortem to be carried out.
