
Six Of Family Killed In UP House Fire: Police
NDTV
Police said the fire, which was first noticed in a tin shed, soon spread to the entire house and the husband was not able to save his family.
A 38-year-old woman and her five children, aged between one and 10 years, died in a fire that broke out at their house in Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar district, police said on Thursday.
The incident took place late Wednesday night in Urdha village, they said.
Sangeeta and her five children got trapped inside the house when the fire broke out while they were sleeping. After getting information about the incident, a fire brigade team reached the spot, doused the flames and pulled out the six family members who had already died, police said.
Sangeeta's children who died in the fire were identified as Babu (1), Geeta (2), Rita (3), Laxmina (9) and Ankit (10).
