Punjab

Lahore inferno leaves six siblings dead

The incident took place due to short-circuit; funeral prayers held

Web Desk May 16, 2015

A screengrab from Express News.

LAHORE: A deadly fire in a Lahore house claimed the lives of six children from the same family early on Sunday, Express News.

According to initial details, a short-circuit caused a fire to erupt in a multi-storeyed residential building in Shadbagh, Sher Shah Road, house. The blaze then engulfed the room in which the six children were sleeping.

The siblings included three boys and three girls namely: Zain, Azan, Aizan, Minahil, Dua, and Umnia. Amongst the six Azan and Aizan were twins, both being one and a half year old.

The fire brigade was called in which managed to control the fire, but could not save the children.

It was not immediately clear what caused the children to die.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemned the incident, and sought a report from the authorities in this regard.

The funeral prayers for the deceased were also held in the afternoon today (May 17).

COMMENTS (5)

shahid | 8 years ago | Reply Lets have their funeral on metro.

disgusted | 8 years ago | Reply PM won't recall how many condemnations he has issued as these are automatically generated by the system. He has sought a report and you will not hear about this tragedy again. His brother talked about how good this Media is who post his best pictures and show him live like they show Altaf Hussain.