Four of a family killed in fire mishap

Four members of a family were killed and 10 others injured in separate fire mishaps that gutted 185 houses in the district, police said today.

While Annu (10) was killed on the spot, her mother Gudiya (40), sister Madhu (5), cousin Geeta (5) died during treatment after a fire broke out yesterday in Jurua village in Ramnagar area and gutted 100 houses, they said.

10 others were injured in the incident. They have been admitted to a hospital, they said.

In another fire mishap, 85 houses were gutted in Madhavpur and Belwapur villages, police said.