DHANBAD: A major fire at a private nursing home in Jharkhand‘s Dhanbad killed five people, including two doctors, on Saturday.
The incident took place around 2am at the store room of the nursing home-cum-private house in Bank More area of Dhanbad
“At least five people, including the owner and his wife, died due to suffocation following a fire in the store room. One person is also injured,” PTI quoted Dhanbad sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Prem Kumar Tiwary, as saying.
Among those deceased include, the medical establishment’s owner Dr Vikas Hazra, his wife Dr Prema Hazra, the owner’s nephew Sohan Khamari and domestic help Tara Devi.
Four deceased have been identified, while the fifth person is yet to be identified, Tiwary added.
The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained and further investigation is underway.
The incident took place around 2am at the store room of the nursing home-cum-private house in Bank More area of Dhanbad
“At least five people, including the owner and his wife, died due to suffocation following a fire in the store room. One person is also injured,” PTI quoted Dhanbad sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Prem Kumar Tiwary, as saying.
Among those deceased include, the medical establishment’s owner Dr Vikas Hazra, his wife Dr Prema Hazra, the owner’s nephew Sohan Khamari and domestic help Tara Devi.
Four deceased have been identified, while the fifth person is yet to be identified, Tiwary added.
The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained and further investigation is underway.
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