Three minor siblings die in fire at house in Madhya Pradesh

Three minor siblings, including two sisters, were charred to death in a massive fire that broke out in a kachcha house in Madhya Pradesh's Sidhi district on Saturday afternoon, police said.

The incident occurred in Kashihawa village under the Jamodi area, 10 km off the Sidhi district headquarters, around 1 PM.

The deceased are identified as Riddhi Ramratan Saket (1.5 years), Sandhya Saket (6 years), and their brother Nagendra Saket (3), an official said.

A short circuit is believed to have sparked the fire, Jamodi police station in-charge officer Divya Prakash Tripathi told PTI over the phone, citing preliminary information.

''The fire spread rapidly through the mud structure, trapping the children inside the house, which was locked from the outside,'' Tripathi said.

Police said the mother of the children had gone to a ration shop, while their father, Ramratan Saket, was in Sidhi city to work as a labourer when the incident occurred.

Villagers rushed to the spot and tried to douse the flames, but the children could not be rescued in time.

Villagers claimed fire tenders arrived at the scene later.

Tripathi said police registered a case and launched an investigation.

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