The incident took place in the wee hours of Thursday in Gopiganj in Bhadohi district. Mohammad Aslam, 65, his wife Shakeela Siddiqui, 62, granddaughter Tashkiya, 10, daughters Taslim and Alvira, both 12, and Raunak, 20, were sleeping in a tin shed on the third floor of the house when the fire broke out.