A paralysed man was charred to death in a fire that broke out in his parents-in-law's house in Chattogram's Hathazari upazila early on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Forkan, 48, a resident of Nangalmora union of the upazila. Six others sustained minor burn injuries in the fire, officials said. READ: Gazipur garment factory catches fire According to the fire service, the fire broke out around 5am. Though his wife, parents-in-law and others managed to get out of the house, Forkan got trapped and was charred to death. Shahjahan, a senior station officer of the fire service, said two fire tenders took two hours to douse the flames. "The victim’s body has been handed over to his family," he added.