Ten Of A Family Burnt To Death In Lower Kohistan

News Desk

Kohistan: At least 10 members of the same family, including women and children, died and 13 others injured when a house caught fire and its roof collapsed on the residents in Siri Paye, an area of Lower Kohistan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

District Emergency Officer (DEO) Sajid Ali informed that the incident occurred in the wee hours of Friday. During the night, a sudden fire broke out in the house of Nawab Wali Muhammad Khan in the Siri Paye area of Lower Kohistan.

As a result of the fire, the roof of the house collapsed, and the residents were trapped underneath. The wife of Nawab Khan, his five daughters, and three sons were killed on the spot, while three others sustained multiple injuries.

Sajid Alistated that the fire brigade and ambulance from Rescue 1122 arrived at the location as soon as they received information, however because of the severity of the fire and the number of persons trapped underneath, teams from Upper Kohistan and Shangla were also called in to assist.

DEO told that Rescue 1122 saved 13 people during the search operation and sent the injured to a hospital, where three of them are currently receiving treatment.

The fire was so fierce that the multi-story house’s roof swiftly burned and eventually collapsed. Though the rescue and fire-fighting operations were still continuing, due to the huge fire, the whole house was destroyed, and the cattle were also burned to death. Rescue and fire-brigade personnel could not so far ascertain what caused the inferno.

Lower Kohistan Rescue spokesperson told that an electrical short circuit ignited the fire that caused the home’s roof to collapse as the family slept.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday expressed grief and sorrow over the fire incident and prayed to Allah Almighty for grant of eternal peace and elevation of ranks in paradise to those killed in the incident.He also directed to provide all possible medical assistance to the injured.