House fire kills two minor girls in Karachi

Dunya News

At least two minor girls were killed when fire broke out at a house in Karachi on Thursday.

KARACHI (Dunya News) - At least two minor girls were killed when fire broke out at a house situated in Buffer Zone area of Karachi on Thursday, Dunya News reported.

According to SSP Central, Arif Aslam Rao, parents of the deceased girls went out to buy some daily use items after locking them in the house during which fire broke out due to short circuit.

Neighbours informed the police who reached the spot and entered the house after breaking the door and found seven-year-old Amaima and five-year-old Amna dead. The SHO of the concerned police station informed that both girls died of suffocation.