Girl killed, brother injured as farm fire envelopes motorcycle

Close on the heels of the death of a youth who had got trapped in a farm fire three days ago in Zira, another such incident took place today in which a girl, who was going on a motorbike with her brother, was burnt to death due to fire in the fields along the road.

Her brother got badly injured and was rushed to the Civil Hospital, Ferozepur.

The injured boy was identified as Jaspinder Singh, a resident of Faridkot. The identification of the girl was yet to be made. Both were going towards Faridkot at around 3 pm.. Due to the heavy winds and smoke, Jaspinder reportedly lost control over his bike, making them fall in the raging fire.

The fire broke out at around 2 pm near Nurpur Sethan village, 11 km from the district headquarters on the Faridkot road. Within a few minutes, the fire spread rapidly across Baje Ke, Bazidpur, Jhoke Hari Har and other villages, reducing vast stretches of crop into ashes.

The SDM said the administration would provide all possible support to save the life of injured youth and also try to ascertain the loss and cause of the fire.