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Infant burnt alive in Bihar fire, 200 huts gutted

Published: Saturday, Mar 6, 2010, 17:15 IST
Place: Bhagalpur | Agency: PTI

An infant girl was charred to death as 200 thatched houses were devastated in a fire at Kajipuraia-Khairpur village in Bihar's Bhagalpur district today.

A total 12 cattle were also charred to death in the fire, which resulted from a spark from a clay oven and spread due to strong westerly winds, the police said.

The infant was identified as Asha Kumari, daughter of Mani Lal Sharma of the village, the police aid.

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