FAISALABAD (PNI) Two children died and seven of their family members sustained burn injuries on Wednesday after a house in the Shareef Pura neighbourhood caught fire due to a laptop battery explosion, private news channel Geo News reported citing rescue officials.
According to rescue officials, the house, located on the Satyana Road, suffered from the blaze when the laptop battery exploded while it was charging. The fire was later extinguished.
At least nine family members, including five children and two women, were shifted to the Allied Hospital after the unfortunate accident, the officials said.
However, two siblings — a brother and sister — among the injured succumbed to the burns, according to hospital sources, while the remaining seven individuals were being treated.
All the injured, as per the doctors, are severely injured with around 50% to 60% of their bodies burnt.
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