Achi news desk-
Ghaziabad. A couple was burnt to death on Monday afternoon after a fire broke out due to a short circuit in a three-storey house under construction in Jaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. A fireman who arrived at the scene said that the fire broke out from the ground floor, due to which the firecrackers kept in the house exploded. Due to the explosion of firecrackers, the owner of the house Irfan (57) and his wife Samar Jahan (55) were badly burned.
The local police, with the help of relatives, broke down the door and took out the burned couple. Both were taken to the nearest hospital, where they died. Additional Commissioner of Police (Gan Shalimar) Siddharth Gautam said that the firecrackers were bought by the family members for the wedding, which was supposed to take place in the coming week. He said that the family members showed the receipt for the firecrackers and the wedding card.
Chief Fire Officer Rahul Pal told news agency PTI that the cause of the fire was being investigated. Irfan used to do fireworks shows at weddings. Pal said, maybe he is storing firecrackers inside his house, this possibility cannot be ruled out.
It is worth noting that in a similar incident last month, four members of the same family died in Gita settlement. Besides the couple, their two children were among the dead. In this incident, 11 people were badly burned. According to the police, the fire broke out due to a short circuit in the 4-story building.
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First published: April 23, 2024, 12:43 PM IST
