Police are calling on parents to exercise caution and not to let their children play with matches.

This comes after a four year old child of Nabua set his house alight while playing with matches yesterday afternoon.

Police have confirmed that the child was at home with his 1 year old brother and his mother when he started playing with matches.

The bed sheet caught fire and the house was engulfed in flames. The four bedroom house was completely burnt down.

No one was injured and police are trying to estimate the cost of damage.