GORAKHPUR, May 10 -- Three minor cousins lost their lives after drowning in a water-filled pit at a brick kiln in Dina Patti Tola of Manpur village under the Kasya police station limits of Kushinagar district on Sunday morning.

The victims were children of labourers from Chhattisgarh who had been working at the brick kiln along with their families, according to local reports.

Police officials said the children were playing near a deep pit dug for soil extraction used in brick-making when they accidentally slipped into the rainwater-filled crater. Another girl child, who also fell into the pit, managed to come out safely and alerted family members working nearby.

Station house officer (SHO) Ashutosh Singh identified the deceased as Abha...