Archive · 22 Dec 2025
Four family members die in house fire in Howrah
A very sad accident happened in a place called Howrah in West Bengal.
A family of four people, including a grandpa, his son, the son's wife, and their daughter, died in a fire at their home.
The fire started late at night, and firefighters came to put it out.
The family was very poor, and the son who didn't die in the fire works far away from home.
The police are trying to find out how the fire started.
Four members of the Dolui family died in a house fire in Howrah, West Bengal.
The victims were Durjodhan Dolui (72), his son Dudhkumar (45), daughter-in-law Shibani (40), and granddaughter Shampa (15).
The fire occurred around midnight in Sauria village, Joypur police station area.
Two fire tenders were used to extinguish the blaze, and the bodies were sent for post-mortem examination.
The family was poor, with Dudhkumar's surviving son working as a migrant laborer outside the state.
- Who
- Four members of the Dolui family: Durjodhan Dolui (72), Dudhkumar Dolui (45), Shibani Dolui (40), and Shampa Dolui (15)
- What
- A fire at their house that resulted in their deaths
- When
- Around midnight on December 22
- Where
- Sauria village in the Joypur police station area, Howrah district, West Bengal
- Why
- The cause of the fire is still under investigation
- Victims
- Durjodhan Dolui (72), Dudhkumar Dolui (45), Shibani Dolui (40), Shampa Dolui (15)
- Location
- Sauria village, Joypur police station area, Howrah, West Bengal
- Time of Incident
- Around midnight
- Firefighting Effort
- Two fire tenders doused the blaze
- Investigation Status
- Underway to determine cause of fire
- Post-Mortem Location
- Government hospital in Uluberia
- Family Status
- Very poor, with one son working as migrant laborer outside the state
