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Tragic: Elderly woman dies after her bed catches fire

Her family took her to a hospital but she succumbed to her injuries

Our Correspondent December 28, 2015 Less than a minute read

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FAISALABAD: An elderly woman died on Monday after her bed caught fire in a Ghulam Muhammad Abad police precinct. A police spokesperson said Majidan Bibi, 70, a resident of Sunehri Chowk was in her bed when her children lit a fire to boil water. The fire spread to her bed and she was badly burned. Her family took her to a hospital but she succumbed to her injuries.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 29^th, 2015.

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