Rajnagar: A girl, 3, was burnt to death following a fire at a paddy yard at Okilpal village under Rajnagar block of Kendrapada district late on Thursday night.
Ramakant Samal and his wife Kunilata Samal of Okilpal along with their two daughters were apparently guarding their paddy when the incident took place. It is suspected that the fire has been caused by an oil lamp.
The fire took the life of the three-year-old girl while her elder sister and parents are undergoing treatment at SCB Medical College & Hospital in Cuttack.
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