Child victims of alleged arson 'had no chance'

A NEIGHBOUR who fled a suspected arson attack that killed a baby and her toddler sister said the children “had no chance”.

- John Twomey

Steven Davies was in bed when flames swept through a flat above him. The girls aged one and three were rescued by fire crews but did not survive.

A woman named locally as their mother Fatoumatta Hydara, 28, was fighting for life last night.

Mr Davies said: “I just woke up and the house was on fire. I saw the fire brigade drag out the little kids.

“The smoke was horrendous. They had no chance. She was a lovely lady, she was really kind. I used to see them in the backyard. They were lovely.”

The fire in the Clifton area of Nottingham erupted early on Sunday. Ms Hydara’s distraught husband Aboubacarr Drammeh flew in from the US.