Fire claims 7 lives

SAWAT—Seven members of a same family including five children were killed in Laikot Bala when their house caught fire. According to details, fire erupted the house of Talemand s/o Qalandar when he was sleeping. The fire was caused by a stove and engulfed the house within minutes. The four rooms of the house were burnt into ashes. Those who lost lives include Talemand s/o Qalandar, his wife Safira Bibi and five children named, Zakir Ali (5) ,Kishwar Jan(13), Izat Begum(8), Halima (6)and Hayat Ali(3) . The local people after hectic efforts controlled the fire and taken out the bodies from the debris.—Online