Six family members killed in Madhya Pradesh building fire on Diwali
A blaze at a crockery shop and residence in Barhi town claimed the lives of two women, one man and three children.
Six members of the Agrawal family died after a fire erupted in a three-storey building in Barhi town, Katni district, around midnight on Monday, according to reports from NewsX, ThePrint and Rediff.
The deceased have been identified as Puran Agrawal (77), who operated a plastic crockery shop on the ground floor, his wife Chandrakala (74), daughter-in-law Poonam, granddaughters Arya (14) and Anvi (6), and a two-month-old infant.
The Agrawal family lived on the second and third floors of the premises. The fire spread rapidly through the building, which housed the commercial shop on the ground level.
Katni Collector Ashish Tiwari and Superintendent of Police Abhinay Vishwakarma confirmed the incident. While the exact cause of the blaze has not been officially established, authorities are expected to investigate how the fire spread.
Eyewitnesses noted that the infant died in the arms of his mother, Poonam. The tragedy has caused significant grief in the local community during the Diwali festivities.