All posts tagged: Suffocation

3 Workers Die Of Suffocation Inside Diesel Chamber In UP’s Barabanki Factory: Cops

The bodies of the three workers have been kept in a post-mortem house, police said. Barabanki, UP: Three workers died of suffocation inside a diesel chamber of an animal feel manufacturing factory, a police official said. According to the police, about 45 minutes after the incident, the administration came to know about it. Police force and officials from several police stations have reached the spot and efforts are being made to ascertain the identity of the deceased. The bodies of the three workers have been kept in a post-mortem house, police said. Additional Superintendent of Police Chiranjeev Nath Sinha said a worker went down to clean the tank in the diesel chamber of the factory near Bhatehta village at around 4.30 pm, but did not return. After this, the second and then the third worker also went inside. When the three did not return, other workers tried to go inside and felt suffocated, he said. After receiving the information, the management of the factory became active and somehow the three workers were taken out and …

IndiGo apologises after onboard passengers faint, face suffocation due to ‘AC malfunctioning’ – India TV

Image Source : PTI IndiGo flight IndiGo Airlines issued an apology on Saturday (September 7) after passengers on the Delhi-Varanasi flight faced discomfort due to air conditioning of the aircraft malfunctioning which led to a chaotic situation. Several passengers were reportedly fainted due to intense heat and suffocation, while others were seen using magazines to cool themselves in a purported video that surfaced online. Reacting to the incident, sources within IndiGo said that the AC was functioning properly, however, a shift in temperature caused the cabin to heat up, leading to panic among the passengers. What did IndiGo say? “We extend our apologies for the inconvenience experienced on flight 6E 2235 operating from Delhi to Varanasi on September 5, 2024,” read a press statement from the airlines. “The discomfort was attributed to fluctuations in cabin temperature, which were adjusted in response to passenger requests. Our cabin crew promptly extended assistance to the affected passenger to address the situation,” the statement added. The video of the incident which occurred on Thursday on flight 6E 2235, showed …

Rajasthan: Couple die of suffocation due to burning firewood in room

 A couple in their 40s died of suffocation reportedly due to burning firewood in room in Rajasthan`s Kota, the police said, reported the PTI. The couple was found dead on Thursday morning with burnt-out firewood beneath a pot of non-veg curry nearby in their room, police said, as per the PTI. The incident took place under the Kishorepura police station area in a marriage garden where the man worked as a guard. The couple was most likely suffocated to death due to smoke in the unventilated room, police said. The couple was identified as Laxman Koli (45) and his wife Chanda (40). They had been living in Kota for the last 20 years and the man was working as a guard in the marriage garden in the Banjara Colony. The two bodies were found lying side-by-side on the floor and burnt-out firewood with a pot of non-veg curry nearby them in the room when its door was broken open on Thursday morning, Kishorepura police station SHO Harlal Meena said. Meena said the couple was likely …

UP Couple Sleeps with Gas Heater On, Dies Due to Suffocation

Last Updated: December 18, 2022, 00:11 IST A case will be registered on the complaint of the family members. (PTI) Additional Superintendent of Police Shrish Chandra said police received information about the incident on Saturday morning from Allah Baksh, Salam’s father A couple apparently died due to suffocation after leaving a gas heater on inside their room in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal while their four-month-old child was found in an unconscious condition, police said on Saturday. The deceased have been identified as Al Salam (25) and Meshar Jahan (23), they said. Additional Superintendent of Police Shrish Chandra said police received information about the incident on Saturday morning from Allah Baksh, Salam’s father. When in the morning the couple did not wake up, the family opened the room and found the couple dead and their child in an unconscious state, he said. The baby is undergoing treatment in a hospital, he said. Prima facie, it seems that the couple died due to suffocation from the gas of the heater, Superintendent of Police Chakresh Mishra said. A case …