Five persons of a family were killed and five others received burn injuries when fireworks caught fire in Mohallah Kashmir Nagar Jalalpur Jattan, some 20 kilometres away from here, early Sunday morning.
According to police, Mohammad Khan had set up a fireworks shop at his house. Early Sunday morning, suddenly the fireworks in the house caught fire, which engulfed the whole house, while the family was still asleep.
As a result, Afzal, son of Mohammad Khan, died on the spot, while nine other persons, including Bashiran Bibi w/o Mohammad Khan, Majid s/o Anwar, Suleman s/o Amjad, Mohsin s/o Amjad, Rukhsana, Mohammad Khan, Asima, Yasir and Jabran received burn injuries. They were rushed to Aziz Bhatti Hospital where Majid, Bashiran Bibi, Suleman and Mohsin succumbed to their injuries.
The condition of other injured is stated to be stable. Jalapur Jattan police are investigating the incident.
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