Idukki (Ker), Apr 25 (PTI) A couple died and their teenage daughter is battling for her life due to severe burns after a fire broke out in their home in Puttady area of Idukki district on Monday.

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According to police, the incident occurred between 1 AM and 2.30 AM.

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Police and Fire rescue personnel arrived there immediately and doused the fire and took the family to the hospital where the doctors declared the parents as brought dead, a police official said.

The daughter was subsequently moved to Kottayam Medical College where she is admitted in the ICU and is in a critical situation, police said.

It also said that the reason behind the fire is being ascertained with the help of scientific experts. PTI

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