(Express photo) Sarthak (10) (extreme left) and Akshara (8) (extreme right). According to police, around 10 pm, a short circuit in an air conditioner on the first floor sparked off the blaze. Residents claimed that the AC was emitting sparks and had been repaired just three hours before the blaze. Police said the children, 10-year-old Sarthak and eight-year-old Akshara, had tried to escape the blaze. “While Akshara tried to gain access to the ventilation shaft, her brother ran inside the bathroom.

Source: Indian Express May 05, 2018 23:26 UTC