Three girls, who sustained burn injuries at Jinsi Square in a fire due to short-circuit broke out on Tuesday evening, died while undergoing treatment at Hamidia hospital on Wednesday. One of the injured girls died on Tuesday while three injured died on Wednesday.
On Tuesday panic prevailed at Jhinsi area after four children died in a fire which broke out at third floor of a three storey building at Jhinsi square on Tuesday evening.
The fire broke out at Naeem Qureshi’s house and claimed life of his two daughters Anaiza (5) and Adeeba (3) and their cousins Sanad (3) and Manza (4).
In the initial investigation police found that the four deceased were playing and not aware of the fire which engulfed the whole floor and set ablaze the children leading to their death.
The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital where Anaiza was declared dead while the three were admitted and were reportedly critical and on Wednesday the three died while undergoing treatment.
Naeem deals in timber and wood business. On Tuesday Naeem’s sister came to meet him along with their children and where at the lower floors of three storey building while the children were playing at the third floor of the house. At the third floor Naeem’s wife Nadiaya was cooking. After cooking Nadiaya she came downstairs but left the stove lit which lead to the fire and death of the deceased.
The police have registered a case under section 174 of the CrPC and have started further investigation. Police said that the fire broke out due to short circuit which
was found to be a stove borne fire in the initial investigations.