UP: Four of family die in fire at Jhansi home

The deceased were identified as Jagdish Udainiya (46), his mother Kumudbala (70), wife Rajni (42) and 14-year-old daughter Muskaan. Jagdish’s father and elder brother were sleeping on the terrace and were rescued by locals who put a ladder on the other side of the house to help them get down. They suffered minor injuries and had also inhaled toxic fumes but both were now out of danger, police said.

“The couple, mother and the daughter were sleeping in the same room and it appears that they lost consciousness after inhaling toxic fumes before being burnt alive. There was no sign of anybody having made any effort to run out. There were two fridges and an inverter in the room and it appears that the fire started following a short circuit in either of these appliances,” added the CO.

He added that the exact reason behind the fire would be clear in a probe by the chief fire officer. No complaint had been given to the police yet, he said.

While Jagdish’s father is a retired railway employee. Jagdish used to run a general store nearby.