Dhanbad, Dec. 16 -- : Two persons were killed and six others sustained severe burn injuries after a massive fire broke out at a residential building in the Saraiyadhela police station area of Dhanbad late on Monday night. The incident occurred at Chintamani Niwas in Vikas Nagar, where around 15 family members were present at the time.
Police said the deceased were identified as 70-year-old Chinta Devi and her 18-year-old grandson Prashant Kumar alias Golu, who had arrived from Patna about 15 days ago. Both were sleeping on the ground floor when the fire erupted and were critically burnt. They later succumbed to their injuries.
Six other family members, including Chinta Devi's elder son Kundan Prasad and his wife Jyoti, suffered serious bu...