GUJRANWALA, Nov 16: A mother and her three children were killed and six others injured as fireworks exploded in Nowshera Virkan on Tuesday. Ashraf Masih had stocked fireworks in a room of his house at Shamoon Chowk.

The explosives exploded early Tuesday morning, killing three children Rukhsar (11), Roat (6) and Falk Sher (4) on the spot, while Sofia, their mother, died in hospital. Ashraf and other family members injured in the accident, were taken to hospital.

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