Five children (aged three to six years)of a family died of burns while they were broiling wheat cobs at an open place in Kherpur Sadat (Muzaffargarh district) some 90 miles south-west of Multan on Friday. "Eight children of a family were broiling bunches of wheat when a heap of husk laid nearby caught fire that engulfed the children killing five on the spot while three were injured. They were removed to hospital, "DPO Muzaffargarh Ahsan Mehboob told.
People of the area put out the fire after five hours' hectic efforts. The deceased were identified as Shakir (4) s/o Muhammad Nawaz, Aasia (5) d/o Muhammad Nawaz, Rehana (6) d/O Reham Ali, Irfan (3) s/o Reham Ali and Sajid (4) s/o Ghulam Ali.
Funeral prayers of these ill-fated children were offered on Saturday morning.