Fire in Dalit colony in Muzaffarpur, 5 killed, 15 children missing

National News:  On Wednesday, a big accident occurred due to fire in a Dalit colony in Muzaffarpur, Bihar. In addition, 15 children are missing. Five people lost their lives in a fierce fire, including four young children. The dead include Chhotu Paswan's daughter Anshika Kumari (5), Raj Paswan's children beauty Kumari (8), Srishti Kumari (6) and Vipul Kumar (10). It is being told that Gokul Paswan's house caught fire due to a short circuit and in a short time the fire spread to the entire slum.

Fire helps in spreading strong wind

Muzaffarpur DM Subrata Kumar Sen said that there was a fire in Gokul Paswan's house due to a short circuit. As soon as the fire started spreading, the strong winds increased it further. The fire was so strong that the children could not get a chance to get out and they were caught in the fire. DM has confirmed the death of 4 children and SDM has been sent to the spot. The families of the deceased will be compensated and food and drink have been made for the people for two days. This incident took place in Rampur Mani Panchayat area of ​​Bariyarpur police station area.

Stirred after the incident

Local people said that three children of Raju Paswan also died of burning in the fire. These children were 12 years, 8 years and 9 years old. There was chaos in the area after the incident. The fire brigade team reached the spot and started rescue work. Dozens of houses were burnt to ashes. Police sent the bodies to SKMCH for postmortem. The villagers said that when the fire broke out, the police was informed, but no one reached the spot. By the time the fire brigade team arrived, the fire was controlled.

7 fire brigade vehicles reached the spot

Fire officer of the district Triloknath Jha said that as soon as he got information, he reached the spot within 7 minutes. 25 fire brigade personnel managed to control the fire in 3 hours with 7 vehicles. Investigation revealed that the fire was caused by the explosion of gas cylinders.  DM Subrata Kumar Singh said, "This incident caused by cylinder burst is very sad. It killed 4 children and 15 houses were also damaged. The district administration and police are present on the spot."