<p>Four members of a family were charred to death in a fire in an illegal cracker unit in their hut at Kanthi in East Midnapore district.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Police said the fire broke out late last night engulfing the hut at Kudberia village killing the house owner, his wife and son and daughter. The hut was gutted.<br /><br />A neighbour, who was working with them, was injured in the fire, which damaged a nearby hut too.<br /><br />Police said many illegal cracker units had sprung up at Kanthi ahead of Kali Puja and Diwali and raids were on to close them.</p>
<p>Four members of a family were charred to death in a fire in an illegal cracker unit in their hut at Kanthi in East Midnapore district.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Police said the fire broke out late last night engulfing the hut at Kudberia village killing the house owner, his wife and son and daughter. The hut was gutted.<br /><br />A neighbour, who was working with them, was injured in the fire, which damaged a nearby hut too.<br /><br />Police said many illegal cracker units had sprung up at Kanthi ahead of Kali Puja and Diwali and raids were on to close them.</p>