SUKKUR: A teenage boy died and six goats perished in a huge fire that reduced 12 straw-thatched huts to ashes in Shah Murad Katohar village in Khairpur district on Monday.

About 6,000 kilograms of stocked wheat and two motorcycles were also burnt down in the blaze, said villagers.

They said that the fire was caused by spark from a stove, which spread rapidly and engulfed adjacent houses within minutes.

The affected villagers, Asghar, Ghulam Haider, Ali Khan, Noor Katohar and others said that the fire was so intense they could not save 14-year-old Shah Murad Katohar and six goats from burning to death.

Published in Dawn, April 23nd, 2024

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