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| Three minor children burnt alive in Bani | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Apr 20- Three minor children, including two girls, were reportedly burnt alive when major fire broke out inside their house in Kanthal area of Bani tehsil in Kathua district late Sunday night.
According to preliminary reports, "late Sunday night when the children were in deep sleep fire broke out engulfing two houses of Hans Raj and Radha Krishan. Though all elders present inside the house managed to escape the flames but the sleeping children were trapped inside the house and were reportedly burnt alive.
The minor children have been identified as nine year old Ankush, seven year old Kajal daughter of Hans Raj and five year old Anjali daughter of Radha Krishan.
The cause of fire could not be ascertained and investigations were going on to ascertain the same. The fire could have been sparked off due to short circuiting, police said. Local BJP legislator Master Lal Chand said he is in touch with the district authorities seeking adequate help for the deceased family members.
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