3 children burnt alive in LPG cylinder fire mishap

Sambalpur: Three children, including a brother and sister, were burnt alive after a fire broke out due to a LPG cylinder leak in a house at Ranikhenda village under Sasan police limits in the district on Wednesday.

The son and daughter of Narottam Jagat, a labourer residing as a tenant in the house, along with a neighbour child were killed in the mishap.

As per reports, the incident occurred between 8 pm to 9 pm. Narottam's son Thakur (10), daughter Bijayini (13) and a neighbour girl was watching television in his house. In the meantime, the gas stove in an adjacent room suddenly caught fire which spread to the room the children were sitting.

The parents, who were outside the house, saw the fire and screamed but the children were unable to escape and got consumed by the flames.

Meanwhile, police with the help of fire brigade has started a probe on possible reasons of the mishap.