Jajpur , Four members of a family, including two children, were charred to death and another person suffered burn injuries after a massive fire broke out at a house in a village here on Saturday night, police said.
The incident took place at Nalipur village under Balichandrapur police limits. Police and the fire brigade are yet to ascertain how the fire started. The two children were present in the house. Personnel from the Chandikhole fire station and Balichandrapur police rushed to the village and initiated rescue and other necessary operations.
A 22-year-old man from Nizamuddin’s family was also critically injured in the incident. The incident occurred around 8.30 pm while Tabsum and Gulapsa were preparing food for the family using LPG gas in their asbestos house.
All four died on the spot after being trapped in the blaze, officials said. A blaze broke out and rapidly engulfed the entire asbestos house, reducing it to ashes, police said, according to preliminary information.
Chandikhole Fire Station officer Santosh Kumar Swain confirmed that four persons, including two children, had died in the fire.
“The cause of the massive fire is yet to be ascertained,” said Swain, adding that the victims could not come out of the house as there was only one door to enter and exit the house.
