Andhra Pradesh: Family burned to death as house catches fire
Four members of a family, including two children, were charred to death in a fire in their isolated residence at a village near Andhra Pradesh's Tirupati today, said police. The bodies of 35-year old Srinivasa Reddy, an autorickshaw driver, his wife, son, and daughter were found in the bedroom of their small house at Madibaka village, they said. Read more.
Police investigating the cause of fire
Police and fire department personnel, on being alerted by neighbors in the area, rushed and put out the fire and broke open the door when they found the four badly charred bodies. The children were aged under ten. The incident was suspected to have occurred in the early hours today, police said adding the cause of the fire was being investigated.
