Rayagada: Three persons of a family from Sikarpai under Kalyansingpur police limits in Rayagada district succumbed to burn injuries late Thursday night while the condition of three others is reportedly critical.
The deceased have been identified as Dayanidhi Behera, his wife Laxmi Behera and a son. The critical persons are another son and a daughter-in-law of the couple.
The five had sustained critical burn injuries after a fire broke out in their house yesterday evening. Following it they were rushed to the district headquarters hospital.
While Dayanidhi and his wife died during treatment at MKCG Medical College & Hospital in Berhampur late in the night, the remaining three persons have been shifted to SCB Medical College & Hospital in Cuttack where a son succumbed.
