India, June 5 -- Four members of a family, including a minor boy, were killed after being trapped in a massive fire that broke out at a rented accommodation in Guwahati's Jalukbari area in the early hours of Friday, officials said.

According to police, the blaze erupted around 2.30am at a residential compound on Joymati Path in Jaymati Nagar. The exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.

The deceased were identified as Kuddus Ali (65), Kajoli (40), Safiqul (30) and Sahid Ali (12). The family, originally from the Krishnai area of Goalpara district, had been living at the premises as tenants.

Local residents said they heard multiple LPG cylinder explosions after the initial fire broke out, intensifying the blaze and severely hamp...