Woman, 2 daughters charred to death in fire

A woman and her two minor daughters were charred to death and two others sustained burn injuries in a major fire that razed down 18 houses at Daulatpur Chandi in Vaishali district, police said today.
The fire broke out in a thatched house fatally trapping 35 year-old Munchunia Devi and her daughters Sakshi (14) and Sonali (1) while they were asleep last night, a police official said.
The flame spread to adjoining areas gutting 18 houses in which two villagers sustained burn injuries, he said.
The injured were admitted to hospital.