Couple suffocated to death at shop
The victims, Vineet (31) and his wife Renu (29), were natives of Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur district
A couple reportedly died of suffocation after a fire broke out at their grocery store in Outer Delhi’s Tikri Kalan, the police said on Saturday.
The victims, Vineet (31) and his wife Renu (29), were natives of Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur district.
According to the police, the incident occurred on Saturday and a PCR call was received after locals noticed smoke coming out from the grocery shop.
A team rushed the spot and found the shop’s shutter partially lowered with dense smoke inside.
Preliminary investigation suggests the fire may have started due to short-circuit in the shop’s counter area. The presence of plastic packets stored nearby caused the flames to spread rapidly, an official said.
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