10 of a family burnt alive in Lahore house blaze
Pakistan
Fire brigade and rescue teams reached the spot and brought the fire under control
LAHORE (Dunya News) - At least 10 members of a family were killed when their house inside Bhati Gate caught fire in the wee hours of Wednesday, Dunya News reported.
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.
Police said that the bodies of the deceased will be handed over to the heirs after completion of identification and medico-legal formalities. Meanwhile, the rescue team said that the cooling process of the burnt building was underway.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed “deep sorrow and grief” over the incident and “prayed for the departed souls”.
Meanwhile, Punjab's interim chief minister Mohsin Naqvi has taken notice of the matter and sought a report from the Lahore commissioner on it.
He ordered a comprehensive investigation into the matter and offered his condolences to the heirs of the deceased family.
