20120427 India 2 minors die in Nagaland fire
India Apr 27 2012 “Houses”
Dead : dead 1 to 4 Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 1 to 9
2 minors die in Nagaland fire
Updated: 2012-04-27-05:37
Kohima: Two minor children were charred on Tuesday midnight in upper NST colony of Wokha town, 80km from state capital Kohima.
Officials said the two minors have been identified as Angelina Patton (8) and Charles Chonbenthung Patton (7). Their mother and eldest sibling sustained serious burns and have been shifted to Kohima for treatment.
Sources said the blaze broke out at 11:30pm on Tuesday when the family was fast asleep and the bodies were retrieved on Wednesday morning by the youths of the colony.
The two children were students of Don Bosco Higher Secondary School, Wokha. Meanwhile, St Paul’s Catholic Church, Wokha Town, has expressed grief over the incident.
The church conveyed condolences to the bereaved family members and prayed that God gives them the strength to bear the loss.
Web Source: The Times of India