Mother, her two children charred to death in midnight blaze in Kishtwar

JAMMU: In a tragic incident, a mother and her two children were killed in a midnight blaze in Badhat Drabshalla area of Kishtwar .

Officials told GNS that fire broke out late night in the house of Khurshid Ahmad in Jashar hamlet of Badhat. When fire erupted from one of the room, mother and her two children were sleeping and due to intense flames, they were unable to escape from the house.

In this incident both Mother and her children were killed in this devastating fire. Police, fire tenders and locals tried their best to rescue the victims.

The deceased have been identified as Nazia Begum (Mother), Amna Bano (7) and Rizwan (4).

Meanwhile, a police officer told GNS that cause of fire is being ascertained and a case has been registered in this regard and investigation have been taken up.(GNS)