Islamabad, Dec 31 (IANS) Four members of a family, including two minor boys, were burnt to death in a fire that broke out in their house in Lahore, a media report said.

The incident took place Friday night in Empress Park area, Geo News reported Saturday.

Two minor sons and two daughters of a police constable died and his wife sustained injures when the fire broke out.

The police constable was not at home at the time of the incident.

Though the cause of the fire was not known, it appeared to have been caused due to gas leakage.