India, Oct. 26 -- A six-year-old girl died and her mother was injured after a fire broke out in their rented flat at Tulsi Niketan early on Saturday, police said.

The woman was identified as 30-year-old Sabbi Parveen. She had moved in with her daughter and husband, Mohammad Zakir, an auto-rickshaw driver, just two days ago.

"The fire was reported by neighbours around 2.30am when they saw smoke coming out from the flat. A police team, accompanied by fire department officials, rushed to the spot, and broke open the door, which was locked from outside. They saw a refrigerator had caught fire, and the woman and her daughter were lying unconscious nearby. They were rushed to a Delhi hospital, where the girl succumbed to her injuries. The wom...