House inferno kills three minor children in Lahore

Lahore: At least three children were burnt to death and five other persons received burn injuries in an inferno at a house in Lahore late on Thursday night.

According to details, the tragic incident took place in Chungi Amar Sadhu area of Lahore where blaze killed three children while their parents and three other children were wounded.

Rescue teams reached the spot and shifted the dead and injured to hospital. Rescue sources said that the deceased were identified as two-year-old Ali Abbad, four-year-old Zahra and six-year-old Laraib.

Rescue sources also informed that the fire erupted due to short-circuit.