A girl was burnt to death and five others, including a couple and three children, suffered severe burn wounds after a house caught fire due to gas leakage on Saturday.
According to rescue sources, the fire erupted after a family member lit match in the house in Car Chowk, Rawalpindi. The fire spread rapidly and engulfed the entire house.
Police, rescue personnel and people reached the scene and rescued the people stuck inside the house.
The injured were rushed to burn unit of Holy Family Hospital where a girl succumbed to her wounds. According to hospital sources, condition of five scorched people was serious.
