Daycare Provider Jessica Tata Flees to Nigeria After Fire Kills 4 Children,Injures3...

Jessica Tata ]pictured in red] left seven children alone at her Houston-based daycare to go shopping at Target  last week. She returned to a blazze at her home that killed four children and critically injured three.Now  investigators aer concerned that the  Nigerian-born woman may have  left the country in order to not face nine charges of  reckless body injury to a child and  three charges of child endangerment. Tata, who ran Jackies Child Child Care, allegedly left the children unattended to go to Target. A store surveillance camera shows the 22-year-old daycare provider entering the premises at 1:09 p.m and leaving at 1:24 p.m.The first call to 911 was made at 1:29 p.m to  report the fire. Neighbors told police they witnessed Tata drive up to the home at around  2:00 p.m ,and when she opened the door, they heard her scream when she was met by a haze of smoke.Neighbors also said they saw bage of groceries in Tata van.Investigators believe the fire started from a pot of oil left unattended on the kitchen stove. Seven young children were pulled from the blaze and immediately taken to area hospitals. Unfortunately, doctors could not save 3-year-old Shomari Dickerson, 20-month-old Elizabeth Kojah,20-month-old Kendyll Stradford or 18-month-old Elias Castillo.As for as the other three toddles, two remain in critical but stable condition and Shomaris 2-year-old sister, Makayla, is showing signs of improvement.