Four family members killed in fire in Pakistan

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Press Trust of India
Last Updated : Dec 07 2015 | 3:42 PM IST
In a tragic incident, four members of a Pakistani family including two children were burnt to death after a room they were sleeping in suddenly caught fire in the country's northwestern province.
The incident took place in Jani Khel area in Bannu district of Khyber Patkhunkhwa bordering north Waziristan Agency, police said.
The house suddenly caught fire at Janikhel, killing two children, mother and grandmother, said Muhammad Zaman, SHO Janikhel police station.
He said fire broke out and engulfed a room of the house which the victims were sleeping in and had been used to store petrol for firewood for the harsh winters.
Police and local people rushed to the spot and retrieved the bodies.
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First Published: Dec 07 2015 | 3:42 PM IST

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