Three killed in house blaze

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LAHORE: A woman and her two daughters were killed in a fire that broke out in a room on the second floor of a house on Bosan Road in Multan on Wednesday.

The victims were identified as Parveen (35), her daughters Mehreen Fatima (14) and Alf Fatima (12).

According to Rescue 1122, its emergency vehicles were dispatched after receiving information about the fire in a house near Cycle Mor, Adda Lutfabad. The caller had reported that young children were inside the house at the time of the incident. The blaze was brought under control within five minutes.

The four-marla house had tenants living on its second floor, the rescuers said.

The fire’s cause had not been ascertained till the filing of this report.

Rescue 1122 informed the police about the incident and the local police had begun an investigation.

Published in Dawn, October 29th, 2026

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