Seven of family charred to death in Nagaland

It was suspected that sparks from a battery kept inside the house might have lit the petrol kept in a jaricane at Phek in Nagaland.

All the seven members of a family, including five children, were charred to death when a fire broke out in their house at Phek in Nagaland, police said.

HT Image

Though the exact cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained, it was suspected that sparks from a battery kept inside the house might have lit the petrol kept in a jaricane, leading to the fire at Bible Hill colony of Phek town, they said.

The head of the family, owner of a truck, used to keep reserve petrol inside the house, and a loud explosion was heard before fire engulfed the house, police said.