Child's body found in burnt home

Read storyFirefighters discovered what they believe is the body of a four-year-old girl in a home that burned down Saturday night.

Neighbors who tried to stop the fire say the building was engulfed in flames when they got there.

They told The Tribune that the child was in her stepfather's care and was alone in the house at the time.

The death is the first fire-related death of 2009.

Full Story in The Nassau Guardian here

Full Story in The Tribune here (Page A01)