Over 300 fire incidents reported in Delhi on Diwali, no major casualties
“The figure marks the highest number of Diwali-related fire and emergency incidents in the past 13 years," stated DFS chief Atul Garg.
Four members of a family, comprising three minors, were burnt alive when their house caught fire in the Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday, an official said.
They have been identified as Rafi Mohammad (25) and his three children — daughters Julkha (two) and Jaitun (six) and son Samir (four).
The incident occurred at Karatosh village in Churah tehsil at around 3 a.m., state Disaster Management Director Sudesh Kumar Mokhta told the media here.
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Mohammad’s wife got serious burn injuries, he said.
The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, the police said.
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