Midnight fire suffocates four in city

Four persons of a family were found unconsious following a midnight fire in a flat of a highrise at Lake Town last night, fire officials said.

Written by PTI

Kolkata

July 23, 2016 12:22 IST

Four persons of a family were found unconsious following a midnight fire in a flat of a highrise at Lake Town last night, fire officials said.

“A fire was reported at 2.25am in a fourth floor flat of G+7 building at 166, Jessore Road, Lake Town. Four persons were found unconcious due to smoke suffocation related problems and were resuced and admitted to a local hospital,” Fire control officials said.

Unconfirmed reports said one person has died due to asphyxiation but firemen could not confirm it.

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Fire officials said ther fire was bought under control at 4.25am with help of 10 fire tenders.

This article was first uploaded on July twenty-three, twenty sixteen, at twenty-two minutes past twelve in the night.