Couple, daughter burnt to death as their house catches fire in Lahore
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A couple and their daughter were burnt to death in their sleep when their house caught fire in the Chung area of Lahore in the wee hours of Saturday, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
Reportedly, Iftikhar Hussain, his wife, and their daughter were asleep on the first floor of a five-marla house when a fire broke out in their house near 1 am. The people who rented and lived on the ground floor of the house informed the Rescue officials.
The residents of the neighborhood also tried to control the fire by breaking the door but failed. Due to the narrow streets, the rescuers faced difficulty in controlling the fire.
Rescuers brought water to the scene by connecting a water pipe and brought the fire under control.
According to Rescue officials, the three burnt people were sleeping in the same room on the upper floor.
The bodies were shifted to a nearby hospital.
Police said that the cause of the fire could not be determined so far.
Reporter Faran Yameen