Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) [India], June 17 (ANI): A woman and two children were burnt alive in a fire in Sarkaghat area of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

"A fire broke out in the Sarkaghat area of Mandi district in the state. Three people including two children and a woman died as they were trapped inside the house. The top storey of the house has been gutted," Mandi Superintendent of Police (SP) Gurdev Chand Sharma said.

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The fire was subsequently doused. (ANI)

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