Six die of toxic fumes from coal brazier

Deaths occurred in two separate incidents; coal ash was recovered in both cases, say police

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IN another incident of "death from coal brazier", six people, including four members of a family, died allegedly after inhaling toxic fumes, officials said on Sunday.

"On Sunday morning around 7 am, a PCR call was received at Alipur police station, saying one person was found lying unconscious at Khera Kalan village in Delhi.

Immediately staff was rushed to the spot," a senior police officer said.

Police said they found that the door of the room was locked from inside. "Our teams first broke the glass window and managed to open the door. Later, the team found four people inside of the room in an unconscious state.

They were rushed to the hospital, where doctors declared them dead," the officer said.

Police said that the forensic team and the crime team found a coal brazier (angithi) inside the room.