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Delhi fire: Four of a family die of suspected asphyxiation
The fire reportedly broke out due to a short circuit in the inverter which was placed at the main entrance gate
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Police probe whether heater at Delhi’s Pitampura building led to fire
Six people, including a family of three, died in a in a residential building fire that is suspected to have been caused by an unattended room heater.
![A senior police officer confirmed that a heater was recovered from the house on the upper ground floor. (PTI) A senior police officer confirmed that a heater was recovered from the house on the upper ground floor. (PTI)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/01/19/150x84/A-senior-police-officer-confirmed-that-a-heater-wa_1705688604928.jpg)
Couple fall asleep after lighting fire in room, die of asphyxiation
The bodies have been sent to civil hospital for post-mortem, notably, it is the second such incident in the past week
![Victim’s co-workers were first to discover the bodies on Tuesday night. (iStock) Victim’s co-workers were first to discover the bodies on Tuesday night. (iStock)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/01/17/150x84/Victim-s-co-workers-were-first-to-discover-the-bod_1705514973907.jpg)
Kid siblings suffocate, parents left unconscious due to smoke from coal fire in Lakhimpur room
Their parents were found unconscious and they were rushed to the district hospital, where their condition was reported to be out of danger
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Hisar: 2 fall asleep after lighting fire in room, die of suffocation
The deceased have been identified as Tavrez Mohammad, 31, and Shiv Dhani, 29. The duo were residents of Uttar Pradesh and worked as crane operators at the Satrod railway station in Hisar.
![Hisar police spokesman Vikas Kumar said the incident took place on Saturday night when two persons were asleep after lighting a fire in their room at night to protect themselves from cold and were found dead on Sunday morning. (Representational photo) Hisar police spokesman Vikas Kumar said the incident took place on Saturday night when two persons were asleep after lighting a fire in their room at night to protect themselves from cold and were found dead on Sunday morning. (Representational photo)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/01/07/150x84/Hisar-police-spokesman-Vikas-Kumar-said-the-incide_1704649431022.jpg)