A fire erupted early Monday morning at the residence of goldsmith Kundan Lal Soni in Seoni
SEONI: Six members of a family were killed and four others injured after a massive fire broke out at a three-storey house belonging to a goldsmith in Madhya Pradesh's Seoni district early on Monday, police said. The incident occurred between 4am and 4.30am, a day after Diwali, at the house of goldsmith Kundan Lal Soni near a Jain temple in Mahavir Ward in Chhapara town, news agency PTI reported. The deceased included three women and a minor. Ten people were present in the house at the time of the incident. The deceased have been identified as Kundan Lal Soni, 75, his wife Rajkumari Soni, 65, Ritu Soni, 42, Smriti Soni, 40, Surya Soni, 45, and Aditya Soni, 16, officials said. Six died, while four were evacuated, sub-divisional officer of police Apoorva Bhalavi, who was present at the spot, told PTI over the phone. He said the fire brigade and rescue teams later brought the blaze under control. The cause of the fire was not yet known. (With agency inputs)
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