Two kids burned to death in locked house in Madaripur

Two children have died in a fire when they were locked in the house unattended in Madaripur.

The incident took place at around 12pm on Monday in the North Jhikarhati area of Ghatmajhi union of the upazila.

The deceased are estimated to be aged between one and two years. Their identities could not be known immediately.

Monwar Hossain, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station, said the mother and the grandmother of the children went out of the house putting the door of the house under lock and key in the morning.

Someone noticed smoke billowing from the house and when neighbours broke open the door, they found the children’s charred bodies there.

However, what caused the fire could not be known immediately.