An individual and his three-year-old son have been killed in a fire that erupted in their hut situated  in Sammanthurai.

Police said that the seven-year-old daughter of the deceased individual sustained serious burn injuries as a result of the fire.

Preliminary investigations have revealed that the fire had erupted at around 11:30 on Thursday night. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.

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