ISLAMABAD: At least 13 Pakistani farmers died and three others were injured after a fire broke out in a makeshift dwelling in the southern Shouneh area of the west of Jordanian capital Amman, officials said on Monday.

“Thirteen people have died and three others were injured after a fire broke out in the house where Pakistani families were residing in the Karamah area of southern Shouna,” a statement released by the Jordanian Civil Defense said on Monday

Authorities were investigating the cause of the incident even as initial reports said that eight out of those killed were children.

“Victims suffered severe burn injuries even as teams extinguished the fire, while the health officials provided the necessary first aid to the injured persons and shifted them to the hospital,” the statement added.

Nearly 8,000 Pakistanis live in Jordan and are mostly employed in the country’s agricultural sector.