20201125 Woman, grandson die in fire in Rajasthan’s Alwar
India Nov 25 2020 “Building” “Houses”
Dead : dead 1 to 4 Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Woman, grandson die in fire in Rajasthan’s Alwar
Updated: 2020–11–25
ALWAR /JAIPUR: A woman and her grandson suffocated to death in Alwar after the room in which they were sleeping caught fire. Police said they a lit candle had fallen on the floor and caught fire.
The deceased were identified as 55-year-old Maryam Khan and her four-year-old grandson Ayaz.
“The victims were asleep under a blanket and since there was no electricity, they had lit a candle. Due to some reason, the candle fell on the ground and a cotton bundle kept there caught fire. The fire intensified as there was a can of diesel also kept nearby,” said an official of Tapukhera police station.
When villagers saw the flames engulfing the house, they tried to douse it and informed the local police. However despite their efforts, the duo could not be saved as the fire took a long time to be contained. The duo suffered burn injuries and could not come out of the house as the flames had blocked the exit points.
Officials said negligence caused the fire as multiple inflammable objects were kept in close vicinity. Cops ruled out any aspect of foul play in the matter and a case of accidental death has been registered.
The bodies of the deceased were handed over to the family after post-mortem.
Earlier this month, a 25-year-old man was killed when his house at Deedwana in Nagaur caught fire while he was sleeping in his room. A short circuit triggered the fire, preliminary investigation had revealed. Cops claimed that while the fire was not big, but the flames had taken over the entry points of the room. The flames and smoke had trapped the victim inside and while we tried to rescue him, he could not come out.
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