Six persons were charred to death, and one was injured in Bihar’s Rohtas district.

Patna, April 9, 2024: Six members of a family, including three women and three children, were charred to death while one person sustained serious burn injuries in a tragic fire incident in Bihar’s Rohtas district on Tuesday afternoon.

The mishap occurred around 1.30 PM near the Ibrahimpur bridge in Kachwan village under the jurisdiction of the Kachwan police station.

An electric short circuit was the reason for six people’s deaths:

According to the Station House Officer (SHO), the fire broke out after a short circuit in an electric transformer, and sparks fell onto three huts located close to the bridge.

The fire spread rapidly due to the hot weather conditions, giving the victims no time to escape,” the SHO said.

Some residents managed to flee, but six of them were trapped inside and died on the spot.

Fire tenders doused the flame:

Locals attempted to douse the flames and called the fire brigade,

Fire tenders reached the site and extinguished the blaze, but by then, the six people had already succumbed to the burn injuries.

One person with burn injuries has been admitted to the hospital for treatment.

Following the incident, a large crowd gathered at the site.

District police and civil administration officials also arrived and sent the bodies for post-mortem examination.

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