Bihar: 5 dead as fire breaks out in Muzaffarpur; short circuit suspected as cause

MUZAFFARPUR: At slightest 5 radical died connected the spot aft a occurrence broke retired successful Muzaffarpur's Motipur Nagar Parishad country connected Friday night, officials said.According to Kumar Raghvendra Raghav, Chairman of Motipur Nagar Parishad, 5 others were injured successful the incidental and are presently receiving attraction astatine Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH).Preliminary reports suggest that a abbreviated circuit is the apt origin of the blaze."A heartbreaking incidental took spot aboriginal this greeting connected Neta Road successful Ward No. 13 of Motipur Nagar Parishad. In this, 5 members of the aforesaid household were burnt to death, and 5 others were earnestly injured. They are undergoing attraction astatine SKMCH. This is simply a precise large incident. We wage tribute to the deceased and commune for the betterment of those who are being treated. The occurrence brigade is inactive moving here, and efforts to extinguish the occurrence are ongoing.

At archetypal glance, it seems that the occurrence whitethorn person been caused by a abbreviated circuit," Kumar Raghvendra Raghav told ANI.Officials stated that firefighting teams were rushed to the tract instantly aft the incident. (With bureau inputs)