10 of a #family #burnt alive in #Lahore house blaze
#LAHORE (MNP) – At least 10 members of a #family were killed when their house inside #BhatiGate caught #fire in the wee hours of #Wednesday .
According to initial reports, a fire broke out in the house in Mohallah Samian in Bhati Gate area due to a short-circuit. Ten members of the ill-fated family including women and children were burnt alive.
Rescue officials confirmed that the fire broke out due to an explosion in fridge’s compressor. They said the house had no ventilation to let the smoke out.
Teams of fire-fighters and Rescue 1122 reached the spot and brought the fire under control after some time. The rescue teams shifted the dead bodies to a hospital.
Some of the deceased were identified as Adil Hussain, Saira Bano, Farzana, Amber, Ghazal, Fatima, while the identification of the remaining was underway.
