New Delhi: At least seven people of a family, including a toddler, were found dead in their house in Shastri Park area on Friday morning. As per prima facies, the deceased died due to suffocation, police said.
Dynamite News correspondent reports, the initial investigation by police suggested that the burning mosquito coil had fallen over a mattress sometime during the night. The toxic fumes caused house inmates to lose consciousness and later died due to suffocation.
A total of eight people were present in the house when the incident happened. While six were declared dead, two others were admitted to the hospital with burn injuries out of whom one succumbed to injuries.
The lone survivor is undergoing treatment in the hospital. Further investigation is underway.
