3 Minors Among 5 Dead As Fire Breaks Out In House In UP's Mau

The bodies of the deceased that include one woman, an adult, and three minors have been sent for post-mortem, the report added

Inital probe suggests fire was ignited from stove which set the house on fire killing five members of the family

New Delhi: Five members of a family were killed after a fire broke out in the house in Shahpur village of Uttar Pradesh’s Mau district, reported news agency ANI quoting an official as saying on Tuesday. Following receipt of the information, relief teams were pressed to the spot. 

The bodies of the deceased that include one woman, an adult, and three minors have been sent for post-mortem, the report added. 

District Magistrate, Mau, Arun Kumar said, "5 members of a family including a woman, 1 adult and 3 minors died in a house fire that broke out at Shahpur village, Kopaganj PS in Mau district. Police along with the fire brigade, medical & relief teams reached the spot." 

"The initial report stated that fire ignited from the stove," he added.

Kumar also announced an assistance of Rupees 4 lakhs, the report said. 

The deceased have been identified as Guddi Rajbhar (34) and her three children ,Abhishek (12),  Dinesh (10 years), Anjesh ( 6) and her niece Chandani (14), police said, reported PTI. 

Another incident of fire break out happened in Mumbai the same day when blaze started in around 20 shops where scrap material and vehicle spare parts were kept in Kurla area of Mumbai on Wednesday, a civic official said, reported PTI. 

The fire brigade received a call at around 2.30 am about the blaze in the shops located near a bus depot in Kapadia Nagar, he said.

There was no report of injury to anyone, he said.

The fire was confined to the electric wiring and installations, scrap material and vehicle spare parts in an area of 400 to 500 square feet in 20 to 25 shops, the official said.

Eight fire engines and other fire fighting equipment were rushed to the spot and the blaze was doused by around 8.30 am, he said.

The cause of the fire is yet not known, the official said.