UP: Two children charred to death as fire breaks out in jaggery unit

Two children died after a fire broke out at a jaggery making factory at Jatwara village in Muzaffarnagar. Upon getting information, a police team and a fire brigade rushed to the spot and doused the flames.

Muzaffarnagar: Two children were charred to death after a fire broke out in a jaggery making unit at Jatwara village under Kakrauli police station area here on Tuesday, police said.

Sahil (5) and his sister Sahina (4) were helping their father Asgar, a labourer at the unit when the blaze engulfed the unit in the evening, Circle Officer S M Negi said.

Upon getting information, a police team and a fire brigade rushed to the spot and doused the flames.

It appears that dried bagasse kept in the plant caught fire and spread through to the whole unit. A probe is underway to ascertain the exact cause, the circle officer said.

The bodies of the two children were taken out and sent for a post-mortem.

(PTI REPORT)