three-year-old daughter were killed in a fire at Dhanubelari village in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district early today, the police said.
The deceased were asleep in their house located under Balikuda police station limits when the mishap took place, said Inspector In-Charge of Balikuda police station, Balram Nayak.
While the woman, identified as Sandhya Sethi (24) died at Jagatsinghpur hospital, her daughter Priyanka (3) succumbed to injuries at the SCB medical college and hospital in Cuttack where she was shifted for treatment, he said.
The exact reason behind the fire was yet to be ascertained and investigation was on, the police said adding the woman's husband was away when the incident happened.