Couple dies of asphyxiation after fire at house in Hyderabad
Telangana: A man and his wife died of asphyxiation while another family member was injured in a fire accident after firecrackers kept in their house here caught fire, the local police said on Tuesday.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the incident occurred late Monday night when they were preparing food items for a festival when sparks from a gas stove fell on the crackers box which burst and the smoke spread to the two-room house due to which the couple died of suffocation, they said based on preliminary investigation.
Another girl in the house has been hospitalized due to asphyxiation and her condition is stated to be serious, a police official at Rein Bazar police station said.
The deceased were in their mid 50s, the official said. Further investigation is underway, Police oficials said. KMS—7IS
