Kishtwar fire incident leave mother and daughter charred to death

By: Javaid Malik MK

Srinagar

In a devastating fire incident in the Kishtwar district of Chenab Valley in Jammu region, a mother and daughter were charred to death as they were engulfed in flames and could not be saved.

This is another tragic incident of arson in which human loss has happened. Earlier in Haft Chinar area of Srinagar a mother and a son were charred to death where many people were injured during a night fire incident.

According to PTI a woman and her daughter were charred to death in a fire at their residence in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district in the early hours of Wednesday, police said.

Posha Devi (50) and Neetu Bala (25) were trapped inside their kutcha house in Manzgam-Tagood village in Chhatroo area when the fire broke out around 1 am, a police official said.

The house was completely gutted, he said, adding that the two women were sleeping and could not escape along with other family members, who made frantic efforts to save them.

Their charred bodies were recovered by rescue teams comprising police, fire and emergency services personnel, the official said, adding that the cause of fire was accidental.

With inputs from PTI