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Five women, child burnt alive in Upper Dir house fire

A short-circuit in a electricity generator is the cause of the fire

News Desk September 24, 2017 Less than a minute read
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At least six women, including a child, were burnt alive and two others injured as a fire broke out inside a house of Upper Dir district, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) in the wee hours of Sunday.

According to Express News, the fire which erupted in Dogdara area of the district was caused by a short-circuit in a electricity generator. The victims were identified as Maryam, Nasreen, Wareesha, Tasleem, Sameena and 3-year-old Mudassir.

According to sources, local residents moved the bodies and injured to a nearby hospital and managed to douse the fire in three hours.

However, the house was gutted, they added.
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