Three children were today charred to death at Gingni village in the district as their grass hut caught fire while their parents were away, said police.
The incident took place at Gingni in Jamjodhpur tehsil this afternoon.
Suresh Solanki, a native of Madhya Pradesh, and his wife had gone to work at a nearby farm after leaving their three children in the small hut where they lived, sub-inspector of Jamjodhpur police station L C Jesadiya said.
"Solanki and his wife work as farm labourers. The couple had two daughters -- Laxmi(4), Ghani(3) -- and 4-month-old son Shivam. The children were charred to death before anyone could rescue them," he said.
"It is possible that the children might have been playing with smoulderig firewood in the stove. A spark may have started fire," the police officer said. Further probe is on.
