Srinagar: In a tragic incident, five members of a family including three children died of asphyxiation in the Pandrethan area of Srinagar late Sunday evening, officials said.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has expressed profound grief and sorrow over the tragic death of five family members in Pandrethan Srinagar due to suffocation caused by heating equipment.
Police said that the deceased, including the parents and their three children, tragically lost their lives due to suffocation in their rented room in Pandrethan.
They added that the family, originally from Uri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, was living in rented accommodation and were found unconscious.
They were shifted to a nearby health facility where doctors declared them brought dead.
The family has used heating equipment in their room for warmth amid bon chilling and snowfall in Srinagar that had led to their death due to asphyxiation.
A police team has been sent to ascertain the facts of their death to carry one legal medico formalities.
Meanwhile the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah urged people to exercise utmost caution while using heating gadgets during the harsh winter months.
He emphasized the importance of adhering to government-issued advisories on the safe use of heating equipment to prevent such tragic incidents.
UNI
