6 members of a family charred in fire in Gaya
Gaya,
Dec
29:
Altogether
six
members,
including
three
children,
of
a
family
were
burnt
to
death
while
one
sustained
severe
injuries
at
Budhgaria
village
under
Wazirganj
police
station
in
the
district
late
last
night,
police
said
today.
Police said the accident occurred after a fire broke out from a burning lamp while Prem Manjhi and his family members were fast asleep.
His wife and other members of the family died on the spot while Manjhi sustained serious burn injuries. He was rushed to Magadh Medical College and Hospital in the city, police said. Meanwhile, police reached the spot and sent the bodies for postmortem.
UNI
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Story first published: Saturday, December 29, 2007, 15:42 [IST]