Hyderabad Fire: Couple Dies, 1 Injured of Asphyxiation After Blaze Erupts Due to Firecrackers at House in Telangana

Hyderabad, October 29: 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, police said on Tuesday.

The incident occurred late Monday night when they were preparing food items for the Diwali 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. Bengaluru Shocker: Woman, Lover Strangle Husband to Death With USB Cable After Being Caught Together at Home in Whitefield; Accused Arrested.

Another girl in the house has been hospitalised 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 on.

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