KAPILVASTU, March 4: A two-year-old girl was killed after a house caught fire at Manpur Danda, Bijayanagar Rural Municipality-7 in the district on Saturday.
Raj Kumari Yadav, grand-daughter of Abahori Yadav was killed in the fire incident in which Yadav's thatch-roofed house was also gutted, the District Police Office, Kapilvasti said.
One killed in fire incident in Itahari
The child was sleeping inside the house and all the family members were out working in the field when fire broke out from the hearth and quickly spread. Although the family members became aware of the fire, they could not save the child as the fire quickly engulfed the entire house. Seven goats were also killed in the incident.
The fire damaged goods and property worth Rs 300 thousand including Rs 30,000 cash, according to police.(RSS)
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