6 siblings burnt to death in Upper Dir

Published September 24, 2017
The house was completely damaged in the fire incident. —photo by author
The house was completely damaged in the fire incident. —photo by author

A fire claimed the lives of six siblings as it gutted their house in Upper Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, police officials said on Sunday.

Police officials, citing initial investigations, said that the fire erupted due to an electric short-circuit.

As a result, five sisters and a brother were burnt to death while they were asleep, officials of Sheringal police station said.

Hamish Gul, the father of the deceased and a resident of Dogdara, told police that his two other family members sustained burn injuries.

The house was completely charred in the fire incident, officials said.

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