Shillong, March 31: In an unfortunate incident, six members of a family died when a fire was triggered due to a mosquito foil that was left burning overnight in Shastri Nagar area of Delhi.
Police informed that the coil overturned over a mattress that triggered a fire resulting in suffocation of six persons as per preliminary investigation.
The victims became unconscious as a result of the toxic fumes. They subsequently suffocated to death.
Six individuals included a woman and a 1-year-old child.
Two more people, among them a 15-year-old female, have been taken to a hospital where they are receiving burn injury treatment. After receiving first aid, a second male (age 22) was released.