Two minors died in a fire in Achham.

They died when the roof of a house caught fire in Shodsha of Mellekh Rural Municipality Ward No. 6.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Santosh Pathak, Chief of the District Police Office, Achham, said that around eight years old Bhawana Bohra, the daughter of local Deepak Bohra and about six years old, Gopal Bohra, the son of Ramesh Bohra, died in the fire.

According to him, on Monday morning, the fire that suddenly broke out on the thatched roof and the minors died in the same fire. The police said that the incident is being investigated.