Seoni/Katni , Twelve persons were killed and four others were injured in two fire incidents in Madhya Pradesh’s Seoni and Katni districts during the Diwali festival, officials said on Monday.
In another incident in Katni district, six members of a family died in a fire that broke out in a crockery shop located in a three-storey building on Diwali night. A fire broke out at the three-storey house of goldsmith Kundan Lal Soni in Mahavir Ward of Chhapara town in Seoni district between 4 and 4.30 am on Monday.
The fire quickly engulfed the entire building, District Magistrate Ashish Tiwari told PTI Videos. Shop owner Puran Agarwal , his wife Chandrakala , daughter-in-law Poonam, granddaughters Arya and Anvi , and a two-month-old infant died in the accident, according to police. The incident occurred around midnight on Monday in Barhi town.
Ten family members were present in the house. Firefighters and rescue teams later brought the blaze under control.
Six of them died, while four were injured and rescued, Sub-Divisional Police Officer Apoorva Bhalavi told PTI over the phone from the scene. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, the official said.
