Crowd gathered after the incident.
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Four people including husband, wife and two children were burnt alive in a massive fire in Begusarai. Everyone was sleeping in the house at midnight on Sunday. Suddenly a fire broke out. Before the family members could understand anything, the fire had engulfed the entire house. Both husband and wife were sleeping at home along with their children. By the time both of them woke up, the fire had spread throughout the house. Both of them tried hard to leave the house with the children but were burnt alive in the fire. All four kept screaming but people could not help them even if they wanted to.
The house caught fire due to short circuit
Here, there was a stir in the area after the incident. The fire brigade team immediately reached the spot. After hours of hard work, the fire brigade team brought the fire under control. The bodies of both the children have been recovered. The dead bodies of husband and wife are being searched in the debris. The incident took place in ward number 8 of Arwa Panchayat of Bachhwara police station area. Local people say that a house caught fire due to short circuit on Monday night. The fire had become so huge that it gradually engulfed the nearby houses too. As soon as the fire broke out, a stampede-like situation occurred.
The people around also got affected by it.
The deceased were identified as Neeraj Kumar, his wife Kavita, son Kush and Luv. Local people have also told that all four members of the family were sleeping in the house. During this time suddenly a fire broke out. The flames were so strong that within no time the surrounding houses also got engulfed by it. By the time people could control the fire, the fire had taken a huge form. The house was completely burnt to ashes. Four members of the family got affected by it.