BHOPAL, Nov. 9 -- An earthen lamp left lit overnight triggered a massive blaze inside a three-storey house in Madhya Pradesh's Katni district early Monday, killing six members of a family, including a two-month-old infant.

A second fire broke out in a gold trader's house in Seoni district 250km away, killing six members of his family, bringing the overnight death toll across the two districts to 12.

The fire in Katni's Barhi town killed six people across three generations, including 77-year-old Puran Agrawal, his wife Chandrakala, daughter-in-law Poonam, and granddaughters Arya (14), Anvi (6), and the infant.

The infant died in his mother's arms, a PTI report said, citing witnesses.

The ground floor of the three-storey house served as...