20201206 Man suffocates to death after fire at building in Thane
India Dec 06 2020 “Apartment houses” “Building”
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Man suffocates to death after fire at building in Thane
Updated: 2020–12–06
THANE: A 76-year-old man died after inhaling dense smoke following a fire in a residential building in Thane district in the wee hours of Sunday, a police official said.
The blaze erupted due to a short-circuit around 2.30am in the electric meter room of the building, located opposite Central police station in Ulhasnagar township, and two motorcycles parked near it also caught fire, he said.
As thick smoke engulfed the building, some of its residents tried to rush to the terrace, but it was locked.
The elderly man then ran down to get the keys from the security guard, but collapsed due to the heavy smoke. He was rushed to a hospital where doctors declared him brought dead, the official said.
Local firefighters rushed to the spot and doused the flames after about an hour, he said.
The deceased, identified as Gopalkrishnan Nair, was a resident of third floor of the building, the official said.
Web Source: The times of India