The minor identified as Lucas Ogayi died on the spot after their house caught fire when their parents were away from home attending to their farm.
His two other siblings are hospitalised as they also suffered burn injuries.
According to Assistant Chief of Karading’ Sub Location Alphonse Odero, the three children aged 2, 4 and 8 were playing with fire before it escalated and engulfed the entire house.
The administrator who confirmed the incident says that the children were playing with a match box and in the process one of them lit the fire which escalated and burnt the house.
Mr. Odero says that two children aged 4 and 8 escaped with minor burns on the body, however, Lucas was overwhelmed and efforts to rescue him did not bear any fruit.
Locals who rushed to the scene attempted to rescue him but the house was already engulfed in flames with the child inside.
They later managed to put out the fire but the child was already burnt to death.
The two children who escaped were rushed to Magina Health Center for medication.