New Delhi: Six members of a family including four minors were charred to death when a major fire broke out inside their house under mysterious circumstances.

The incident took place last night in Zakir Nagar area under the jurisdiction of Jamia Nagar police station of south-east Delhi.

According to the fire department, following a call of fire at around 1.30 AM today, two fire tenders were sent to the spot which took almost 30 minutes to douse the fire.