In a horrific fire incident, five members of a family, i🐠ncluding four minors, were charred to death while one member was saved and admitted to a hospital after a fire broke out in their house in Bihar's Kishanganj district on Monday, officials🎃 said.
The deceas♐ed includes a man, his two daughters and two sons. After receiving information fire brigade and police reached the spot and rushed the victims to the hospital. The man's wife is undergoing treatment
At the time of the incident, all the five were asleep. A deadly fire erupted in their residence in Salam colony at around 3 am, sub-divisional magistrate Shahnawaz Ahmad Niya𓆏zi said.
"Noor Alam and his two daughters Tauhfa, Babli and sons Rahmat and Shahid w𝄹ere burnt to death when the fire broke out at their house. His wife with burn injuries has been admitted to a hospital," the SDM said.
On receiving information, fire tenꦓders were rushed to the spot and the blaze was doused,♐ he said.
Sub-divisional police officer Anwar Javed Ansari said an investigation has been initiated, and the reason behܫind the fire incident could not be ascertained.
Bodies🐠 were sent to the Sadar hospital for post mortem, he 🉐said.
"We are investigating the matter. The exact reason behind the incident could be known once the probe i💧s completed,"❀; the SDPO said.
With PTI Inputs
