Guwahati: Seven members of a family including five children were killed in a massive fire that broke out in their hut at Ludhiana city of Punjab on Wednesday morning.
The incident occurred in the wee hours of Wednesday at Tibba Road of the city when all the family members were sleeping in the shanty.
The deceased have been identified as Suresh (54), Raur Devi (50), their daughters Rakhi (15), Manisha (10), Chanda (8), Geeta (6) and son Sunny (2).
According to reports, they earned their livelihood from rag picking and were asleep in their hut near the municipal garbage dump yard on the road.
Reportedly, the fire quickly spread as the hut had huge stock of rags, plastic and junk material inside.
Meanwhile, the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.