A woman and her five-year-old daughter were burnt to death in a fire mishap at Gopalpur village under the Ranpur police station in Nayagarh district on Wednesday morning.
The woman’s three-year-old son also sustained critical burn injuries in the incident. He was rushed to the Ranpur hospital but referred to the SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack after his condition worsened.
Though the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, police have registered a case and are investigating into the incident.
A case in this connection has been registered at the Ranpur police station and an investigation was underway.
In another tragic incident, two children were killed and one sustained critical injuries when some crackers exploded in the house of one Saro Sahoo at Sogar village under the Tumusinga PS in Dhenkanal district on the day.
The injured was admitted to the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) in a critical condition but two of them succumbed to the injuries.
According to reports, the mishap occurred when the three children were playing in the house. They received grievous burn injuries in the incident and were rushed to the Anlabereni CHC.
Source said that the explosion was so powerful that that the roof of the house collapsed. Later, Fire Service personnel rushed to the spot and rescued the victims, who were trapped under the debris.