Bhubaneswar, Nov. 8 -- Four members of a family, including two children aged 10 and two, were burnt alive, while a 22-year-old man sustained critical burn injuries after a fire engulfed their house at Nalipur village in Odisha's Jajpur district on Saturday night.
The deceased were identified as Tabsum (42), daughter-in-law of Shaik Nizam Uddin, his married daughter Gulapsa Bibi (27), and his two grandchildren, aged 10 and two.
The tragedy occurred around 8.30 pm when Tabsum and Gulapsa were preparing food for the family. The fire, which broke out for reasons yet to be ascertained, quickly spread through the asbestos-roofed house, reducing it to ashes. All four victims reportedly died on the spot.
The injured youth was rescued and rushed ...