Ferozepur, Apr 24 (PTI) An unidentified girl died while her brother suffered burn injuries after they got trapped in a fire in an agricultural field here on Thursday, police said.

The incident took place when they were going on a motorcycle towards Faridkot, they said.

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According to police, the fire broke out around 2 pm near Nurpur Sethan village, situated around 11 km away from the district headquarters on Faridkot Road.

Within a few minutes, the fire spread across the Baje Ke, Bazidpur, Jhoke Hari Har and other villages, damaging around hundreds of acres of land, police said.

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Fire brigades were called to douse the flames, they said. The girl was burnt to death in the fire while her brother suffered burn injuries. They were rushed to a local hospital.

This is the second such incident within a week. On April 20, a youth died while his friend got injured after they were caught in a field fire here.

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