The three sisters - Khatija, Aliya and Noor - aged between 2 and 6 - were alone at their house when the fire broke out, Punjab Rescue spokesman Jam Sajjad told PTI.
The apparent cause of fire was short-circuit, he said.
"Their father was in his shop while the mother had gone to market to buy grocery after locking the main gate of the house," he said.
"On seeing the fire engulfing the house neighbours broke the gate and tried to extinguish it," Sajjad said.
The two-year-old Noor also succumbed to her burns after a couple of hours.
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