ABBOTTABAD: At least nine persons of the same family were died as their house engulfed in flames due to an electricity short circuit in the Qalandarabad area of Abbottabad district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday.
The local emergency response team, Rescue 1122, swiftly mobilized its teams and recovered eight bodies.
Rescue 1122, along with three ambulances and locals, made concerted efforts to extinguish the blaze and rescue the residents.
Family Trapped Inside House
Unfortunately, the wood and clay house quickly caught blaze, impeding rescue activities. Consequently, nine family members were trapped within the collapsing structure and died.
After hours of intense efforts, Rescue 1122 recovered all the bodies buried in the debris, marking the completion of the search operation.
The deceased persons were identified as the wife of Zakir, four sons, including Qasim, Hasan, Hashim, and Sufyan, and four daughters.
The community mourns the tragic loss as authorities work to probe the cause of the very unfortunate incident and ensure the safety of other residents in the area.
