Shimla, Jan. 16 -- Six people, including 3 children- all of one family- were charred to death, while one was injured in a fire that broke out at Talangna village of Nauradhar in Sirmaur district on Wednesday night, officials said on Thursday. The deceased have been identified as Naresh Kumar, 50, his wife Tripta Devi, 44, both residents of Rajgarh in Sirmaur and her sister Kavita, 36, and her three children - Kritika, 13, Sarika, 13, and Kartik, 3, all residents of Nerva in Shimla district, they added. Kavita's husband Lokender Kumar, 42, was rescued and was admitted to Solan hospital. Two cows and one calf were also burnt alive. The vicitms were visiting the place to celebrate Maghi festival and Boda Tyohar at their maternal house in Talangana village under Ghanduri panchayat. Boda Tyohar is the biggest annual festival of Hattee tribes of Sirmaur district in which daughters visit their parent's house. In his statement to the police, Lokender explained that he and his family had come to his in-laws' house in Talangana to celebrate the Maghi festival. His sister-in-law and her husband were also present for the occasion. "After having dinner together on Wednesday night, the family went to sleep around 11 pm. Around 3 am, smoke suddenly filled the room, followed by a loud explosion from the kitchen. Flamed quickly engulfed the house," the police said. Sangrah sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Sunil Kayath said preliminary probe suggests the fire started from the "chula" (traditional Indian stove) that was followed by cylinder blast. "The exact cause fire is yet to be ascertained but there was a smouldering "chula" also and cylinder apart from suspected short circuit," the SDM said. "Six bodies have been recovered. Two victims were from Rajgarh in Sirmaur, while four belonged to Nerva in Shimla district," Kayath said. Sirmaur deputy commissioner Priyanka Verma stated that the accident occurred around 3 am last night. There were seven people at home, six of whom died. As per to preliminary information, the fire spread from a stove kept for heating in the house and later a cylinder kept in the house exploded, following which the fire engulfed the house. Talangna is a remote village not connected by road in Sangrah subdivision, and by the time the villagers spotted the fire and rushed to help, the blaze had already caused extensive damage to the old wooden house. The incident marks the second major fire in Himachal Pradesh this week. Earlier, a blaze at Arki in Solan district on Sunday night left 10 people, including nine of Nepalese origin, dead besides gutting several houses made of wood. Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has expressed grief over the incident and directed the district administration to carry out a thorough probe into the cause and to ensure that all possible assistance is extended to the bereaved families at the earliest. Union health minister JP Nadda, leader of opposition Jai Ram Thakur and state BJP chief Rajiv Bindal have also expressed grief over the incident. Congress state chief Vinay Kumar has expressed sadness over the incident and directed authorities to provide immediate relief....