5 killed as 10 houses burnt in lightning in Pakistan

Islamabad, June 28 (HS) : Five people were killed and two others injured when a fire broke out in 10 houses in the Gilgit-Baltistan region in the north of Pakistan.

The report said that the dead included three women and two children. The injured have been admitted to the district hospital where their condition is said to be serious. The local peple reached the spot and started the rescue operation because there were no rescue and fire fighting teams in the area.