Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Six-Month-Old Girl Among Three Killed in Bakhtiyarapur Fire
A fire started at a shop and house in Bakhtiyarapur near Patna.
Three people died, including a six-month-old girl.
The other two victims were older women from the family connected to the shop.
The fire spread quickly through the building.
The baby’s parents escaped by jumping from the roof.
The baby’s mother hurt her leg and went to the hospital.
Firefighters and police came to control the flames and rescue people.
Officials said they do not yet know what caused the fire.
Some sources said the fire may have started during a Havan ritual, but this was not confirmed.
A six-month-old girl, a 45-year-old woman and a 70-year-old woman died in a fire near Patna.
The blaze broke out at a motorcycle-parts shop and adjoining house in Bakhtiyarapur on Saturday evening.
The victims were identified in the report as Sundari Kumari, Reema Devi and Geeta Devi.
The child’s parents escaped by jumping from the roof; her mother fractured her leg and was hospitalized.
The fire’s cause remains unknown, although sources claimed it began during a Havan ritual.
- Who
- Three people died: six-month-old Sundari Kumari, Reema Devi and Geeta Devi; the child’s parents and other people were rescued.
- What
- A fire engulfed a motorcycle-parts shop and adjoining house, killing three people and injuring or hospitalizing others.
- When
- Saturday late evening; the report was published on August 23, 2026.
- Where
- Bakhtiyarapur, around 50 kilometers from Patna, Bihar, along the Old Bypass.
- Why
- The cause was not known according to police; some sources claimed the fire began during a Havan ritual.
Official Account
Reported Ritual Explanation
Cause of the fire
Official Account
Sub-Divisional Police Officer Abhishek Srivastava said the cause was not known at present.
Reported Ritual Explanation
Sources claimed that the fire started during a Havan ritual, but the report did not establish this as confirmed.
Rescue and casualties
Official Account
Police said three people were taken to hospital and declared dead, while three others were safely rescued.
Reported Ritual Explanation
The video caption described the incident as leaving three dead and three injured, indicating a different account of the condition of those rescued.
Victims’ family relationships
Official Account
The report’s opening described the victims as the child, her maternal grandmother and maternal aunt.
Reported Ritual Explanation
A later section identified the women as Reema Devi, the shop owner’s wife, and Geeta Devi, his mother, creating a discrepancy in the reported relationships.
- Deaths
- Three people
- Youngest victim
- Six-month-old Sundari Kumari
- Location
- Bakhtiyarapur near Patna, Bihar
- Site
- Motorcycle-parts shop and adjoining house
- Rescue
- Three people were rescued and taken to a hospital; three others were safely rescued, according to the police officer quoted.
- Reported injury
- The child’s mother, Moni Kumari, fractured her leg after jumping from the roof.
- Cause
- Undetermined; sources claimed a possible connection to a Havan ritual.