Three children orphaned after house fire kills parents, sibling

By Myles Hume, Sarah Jarvis, Jack Montgomerie, Nick Truebridge
Updated August 5 2015 - 4:08pm, first published 2:29pm
Three children have survived a fire in a home above a restaurant in Waimate, New Zealand.  Photo: John Bisset
Three children have survived a fire in a home above a restaurant in Waimate, New Zealand. Photo: John Bisset
Firefighters at the scene of the fatal house fire on Wednesdya morning.  Photo: John Bisset
Firefighters at the scene of the fatal house fire on Wednesdya morning. Photo: John Bisset
The community of Waimate has been devastated by the fire, that left three children orphaned.  Photo: John Bisset
The community of Waimate has been devastated by the fire, that left three children orphaned. Photo: John Bisset
Pram Kafle, 9, died in a Waimate fire with his parents, Tej and Tika Kafle.
Pram Kafle, 9, died in a Waimate fire with his parents, Tej and Tika Kafle.
The Kafle family (left to right): Tulsa, 23, an unknown friend, Manisha, 16, Tej, Mamata, 12, Tika and Pram, 9.
The Kafle family (left to right): Tulsa, 23, an unknown friend, Manisha, 16, Tej, Mamata, 12, Tika and Pram, 9.

Three sisters "saw fire and smoke" before smashing a window to escape a blaze that killed their parents and young brother in their home on New Zealand's south island.

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