BARISAL: A house fire claimed the lives of siblings in municipality area of Muladi upazila of the district on Monday night.

The deceased were identified as Hasan, 7 and Chandni, 5, children of municipality worker one Zakir Hossain.

Sources said the fire originated from a lamp when Zakir and his wife went to work locking children inside the house.

Officer-in-Charge of Muladi Thana Shah Alam confirmed the matter to banglanews.

BDST: 0843 HRS, MAR 04, 2014