Twelve persons were killed and four others were injured in two fire incidents in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/lifestyle/culture/article/madhya-pradeshs-gaay-gohari-festival-sees-devotees-lie-down-as-cattle-walk-over-them-23659181" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Madhya Pradesh</a>&rsquo;s Seoni and Katni districts during the Diwali festival, officials said on Monday.
A fire broke out at the three-storey house of goldsmith Kundan Lal Soni in Mahavir Ward of Chhapara town in Seoni district between 4 and 4.30 am on Monday.&nbsp;
Ten family members were present in the house. Six of them died, while four were injured and rescued.
In another incident in Katni district, six members of a family died in a fire that broke out in a crockery shop located in a three-storey building on Diwali night.&nbsp;
The incident occurred around midnight on Monday in Barhi town. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav condoled the deaths and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh each to the families of the deceased.
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Ten family members were present in the house. Six of them died, while four were injured and rescued.

Diwali fires claim 12 lives in Madhya Pradesh's Seoni and Katni, four injured

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