This story is from March 16, 2021

Four kids among 5 of family killed in Kishanganj cylinder blast

Five of a family, including four children, were charred to death when a fire broke out in their house in Kishanganj district in the early hours of Monday.
Four kids among 5 of family killed in Kishanganj cylinder blast
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PATNA: Five of a family, including four children, were charred to death when a fire broke out in their house in Kishanganj district in the early hours of Monday.
The mother of the children, Shahzada Bano (30), survived with serious burn injuries received during her attempts to rescue her children and husband, who were trapped in the flames. She has been admitted to MJM hospital at Kishanganj.

The tragedy struck the family around 3 am when Noor Alam (35) along with his wife Shahzada Bano, two daughters and two sons were asleep in their house. A fire suddenly engulfed the house causing an explosion of LPG cylinders, which intensified the flames.
While Noor Alam, his two daughters--Tauhfa Parveen (10), Shabnam Parveen alias Babli (08) and two sons--Rahmat Raza (06) and Md. Shahid (03) died on the spot, his wife suffered serious burn injuries and is battling for life in the hospital.
Kishanganj SDPO Anwar Javed Ansari said four other houses were also damaged due to the fire. Fire personnel fought for an hour to douse the flames. However, the house belonging to Noor Alam was reduced to ashes.
According to eyewitness accounts, the tremor of the cylinder blast was felt in a radius of about one km in the area. A large number of people rushed to the spot after the explosion.
Kishanganj SP Ashish Bharti said that the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. The bodies were sent to the hospital for post mortem. "The post mortem report is awaited," he added.

Meanwhile, the district administration announced to provide Rs.4 lakh as ex gratia to the deceased's family. A sum of Rs.98,000 has been provided for the last rites. Also, foodgrains and polythene sheets have been given to the affected families.
Kishanganj subdivisional officer Shahnawaz Ahmad Niyazi said that a proposal for compensation to the deceased's family will be submitted to the headquarters soon, he added.
Earlier, four people were killed in a similar cylinder explosion at Bakhri Tola village under the Kuchaykot police station in Gopalganj district in 2019.
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