A woman was charred to death while her husband sustained critical injuries in a fire mishap at her house in Serapur village under the Bhadrak Rural police station on Wednesday.
The deceased was identified as Sarojini Parida. According to reports, the woman was cooking in the morning when fire broke out reportedly due to an electrical short circuit.
Moments later, an LPG cylinder which was being used for cooking exploded torching the woman to death. Husband of the woman, who tried to save her, was critically injured and rushed to the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH).
The fire also gutted all articles in three rooms of the house. Getting information, Fire Service personnel reached the village and doused the flames.
