Faisalabad: At least two children died and 7 other were injured after a house in Faisalabad caught fire due to an explosion of a laptop battery.
The rescue officials said 9 people were suffered burn injures due to a fire in a house on Satyana Road in Mohalla Sharifpura. They were shifted to the hospital for treatment, where 2 siblings died of their injuries.
The injured include 5 children and 2 women who are under treatment in the hospital.
The rescue authorities, the fire in the house started due to the explosion of the battery of the laptop that was charging, the fire has been brought under control.
The fire incident is being further investigated.
On the other hand, Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz expressed sorrow and grief over the death of children due to burns in Faisalabad and ordered the hospital administration to provide the best medical facilities to the injured ones.
Regional Police Officer(RPO) Dr Muhammad Abid Khan has ordered the senior superintendent of police to begin an investigation into the incident.
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