A least two families have lost their houses to fire at Laro of Ndrudu Administrative Unit in Heiban County of the Nuba Mountains.
A woman, who is a widow with five children, lost everything to the fire, Radio Voice of Peace reports.
An eye witness says the children of one of the families were lighting fire for revision when it accidentally caught the roof.
Mubarak Lanora, another man whose house got burnt suspected his children to have burnt the house while roasting groundnuts at the veranda.
Laro Mayor, Andrew Abdallah cautions people against leaving children near fire.