World News | 9 Members of a Family Charred to Death in Northwest Pakistan

Islamabad, Dec 24 (PTI) Nine members of a family were charred to death on Sunday when their house caught fire in northwest Pakistan, according to a media report.

The incident took place in the Tarhi village area of Abbottabad district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

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Police said the deceased included a woman, her four sons and four daughters, Dawn newspaper reported.

The house, which was made out of wood, caught fire after a short circuit and then collapsed, an official said. He said that the bodies were trapped under the rubble for hours before they were retrieved by rescue teams.

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The official further said that it was not possible to identify the bodies and mass graves were prepared for their burial.

The head of the deceased family, Zakir Abbasi, is a resident of Karachi. The cause of the fire is under investigation. PTI

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