Nine members of the same family, including a mother and her eight children, were killed in a tragic incident after a roof of their house collapsed due to fire caused by a short-circuit
The roof of the kucha (mud) house collapsed in the city of Abbottabad’s Tahari village Khyber Pakhtunkhwa due to a fire caused by a short-circuit after which nine family members were trapped under the rubble, according to rescue officials.
It is reported that the fire broke out in the house due to a short circuit as a result of which its roof collapsed, burying the family under the rubble.
Local people tried to put out the fire but failed. Later, rescue and police teams reached the spot, doused the fire and pulled out eight bodies from under the rubble. One injured was rushed to a local hospital where he succumbed to his wounds.
The community mourns the loss as authorities work to investigate the cause of the tragic incident and ensure the safety of other residents in the area.
