Nepal, Feb. 5 -- Two children died in a house fire in Khatyad Rural Municipality-2 of Mugu, a mountain district of Karnali Province, early Monday morning. The fire burnt three houses into a cinder at Gadekhola settlement at around 1am.

According to the District Police Office in Mugu, two children of Lalu Sanjyal-14-year-old son and 12-year-old daughter-died in the incident. "The charred bodies were recovered from the incident site. The bodies were beyond recognition," said Deputy Superintendent of Police Birendra Thapa. According to him, three houses belonging to Lalu and his brothers Naradeep and Deepraj were completely destroyed by the fire.

According to ward Chairperson Hemraj Malla, the incident occurred after a fire started in the ...