At least 10 people dead in house fire in northwest Pakistan

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Published March 17, 2023 5:48 AM

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a fire raged through a wooden house in northwest Pakistan, killing 10 people, including women and children. Police and rescue workers said the incident happened on Friday in Kohistan, a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Taimoor Khan, a provincial disaster management official, said the deaths were caused by the roof collapsing amid the fire. It was unclear what caused the blaze and police said they were still investigating.

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