Three children of a single family died after a fire broke out at Punarbas Municipality-1 in Kanchanpur district last night. 

The fire occurred in the house of Sarita Khadka at Shiva Mandir area, killing her three children including 11-year-old son Arjun, 8-year-old son Kiran Khadka and 5-year-old daughter Priya, according to the Kanchanpur District Police Office. 

Sarita and her son Rohit are safe, police added. It is said that the fire started abruptly from the kitchen of the house. RSS