Jharkhand news, March 17 -- At least four children were charred to death in a fire in Puwal in the Jagannathpur police station area of ​​Chaibasa district in Jharkhand. All the children killed were five years old.

Police officials said that all the children were playing in Puwal at the time of the incident, reported ANI.

Reportedly, the children were playing near a haystack when the fire erupted. The exact cause of the blaze is still not known.

According to a report by TOI, SP Ashutosh Shekhar stated that a police team had been dispatched to the site for probing the cause of the tragedy.

(This is a developing story. Keep checking for more updates)

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