Seven members of the same family including three children and two women have been burnt alive in an incident of fire at a house in Muzaffargarh on Sunday.
Rescue operation is underway to find more people in the house, while cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, BOL News reported.
The victims were identified as Muhammad Nawaz, 65, Khurshid Mai, 35, Fauzia Mai, 19, Shahnawaz, 12, Sarfraz, 10, a 2.6 years old infant Yaqub and a 2-month-old baby of Kala Khan.
Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar expressed sorrow over the loss of lives in the fire incident in Muzaffargarh. The Punjab CM has extended his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and said that he is equally aggrieved over loss of the seven precious lives. He directed the relevant authorities to immediately submit a report on how the fire broke out.