At least two people, including a teenage girl, were killed in a house fire in the Peeru Shaheed area within the limits of Cantt police station, rescue officials said.
According to Rescue sources, the victims were identified as 25-year-old Sakhawat and 15-year-old Rukhsana. Both died due to suffocation after the fire broke out in the house.
Rescue teams reached the scene and recovered the bodies from the affected premises.
Officials said the cause of the fire could not be immediately determined, adding that further investigation is underway.