Four of family among 6 dead due to asphyxia

New Delhi, January 14

As many as six persons, including four members of a family, died allegedly after inhaling toxic fumes from coal braziers in two separate incidents in the national capital, officials said on Sunday.

Delhi is reeling under severe cold conditions as the minimum temperature dropped to 3.5°C, this winter’s lowest, on Sunday morning.

Two children were among the four killed in the incident in Alipur area in outer North Delhi, the police said.

The deceased have been identified as Rakesh (40), who was a driver of a water tanker, his wife Lalita (38), their two sons Piyush (8), and Sunny (7), the police added.

In another incident, two Nepal natives, Ram Bahadur (57) and Abhishek (22), were found dead in their room after they allegedly inhaled toxic fumes from a coal brazier in Inderpuri area of west Delhi, the police said.