Kendrapara: A three-year-old girl was charred to death in a tragic incident after a fire broke out at Okilpal village under Rajnagar block of Pattamundai in Kendrapara district.
The incident occurred late on Thursday night.
Reportedly, the minor girl’s parents and elder sister were critically injured in the mishap.
According to available information, the fire broke out in their farmland when the minor girl was sleeping with her family to guard their harvested paddy.
While the minor girl died on the spot, his father Ramakanta Samal, mother Kuni and 12-year-old daughter were admitted to a nearby hospital in critical condition. They were later shifted to Cuttack after their condition worsened.