MUZAFFARGARH: Six members of a family including five children and a woman were killed, and three others received burnt injuries when a shanty caught fire in Muzaffargarh here Friday.
Police said the incident took place in Sanawan area, where the fire engulfed the hut after a smoldering cigarette fell on the ground.
All the victims were labourers and were preparing local curtains, baskets and sheets with bamboo shoots.