Police and fire personnel reached the spot and controlled the blaze. (Representational)
Shivpuri:
A 65-year-old man and his two minor granddaughters were burned to death after their hut caught fire in Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri district, police said on Sunday.
The incident took place at 11.30 pm on Saturday in Laxmipura village under Bairad police station limits, an official said.
Prima facie, it is suspected the house caught fire from an ‘angithi’ (stove) lit for protection from the cold weather, Bairad police station in-charge Vikas Yadav said.
After getting information about the incident, police and fire personnel reached the spot and controlled the blaze, he said.
Hajari Banjara (65) and his granddaughter Sandhya (10) died on the spot, while his another grandchild Anushka (5) succumbed to burn injuries on way to hospital, the official said.
Bairad tehsildar Dragpal Singh Vaish said a financial assistance of Rs 4 lakh for each person who lost their life has been approved in addition to other assistance to the family for the last rites of the victims.
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