Three of a family killed in house fire
From Our Correspondent
BAHAWALPUR: Three people, including two sisters, were burnt to death in a fire triggered by a short circuit in Basti Saboo Rabarri near Bangla Echa, Rahimyar Khan on Thursday. According to police, a heap of firewood placed in a mud house situated at Katcha area of the River Indus belt caught fire owing to a short circuit and engulfed the whole house, killing two sisters and 70-year-old Azeema Bibi on the spot.
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