ABBOTTABAD: At least nine members of a family were dead due to burn injuries after the roof of their house collapsed due to fire.
According to details, the horrific fire broke out in a house located in the Tareeri area of Abbottabad, resulting in the death of seven members of a family including women and children.
The roof of the house caved in due to the intensity of the fire. Meanwhile, the bodies have been retrieved from the house. The cause of the fire is said to be electric short circuit, according to the sources.
In a separate incident of the fire incident, at least four people, two children were burnt to death after a fire broke out in a house in a neighborhood of Lahore.
Police said the fire erupted in a servant quarter of the house in Wapda Town, where a man, his wife, and their two children were residing. The raging fire burned the households to death in no time.
Earlier, Two children and their mother lost their lives on Friday as fire broke out at their residence in Jamshed town area of Karachi. According to the police the fire broke out due to short circuit in the house. The bodies of the deceased were moved to the hospital, while further investigation into the incident was underway. According to the neighbours, the head of the family was in abroad for the employment purpose.
In a separate incident of fire incident in March, 2018, at least four people, two children were burnt to death after a fire broke out in a house in a neighborhood of Lahore.–Agencies
