Srinagar, January 5: In a shocking incident, Five members of a family died due to asphyxiation at their rented accommodation in Bemina area of Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar on Saturday. According to ANI report, the decreased includes, two children, two women and a male member, were found dead at Mansoor colony today morning. Four Die of Asphyxiation After Entering Sewage Treatment Plant.

The Family that belonged to Kupwara district in Kashmir were living in rented accommodation. According to the initial police report, the family died due to suffocation because of gas leakage. But the actual cause of death will be ascertained only after medical examination, reports further added. Fire in Mumbai: Mother and Daughter Die of Suffocation Inside Cosmetic Shop in Airoli.

Earlier in a similar incident from Delhi, four persons died of suffocation after they entered a sewage treatment plant in Moti Nagar area. The victims were rushed to the nearby government hospital where they were declared dead on arrival by doctors. Later, the autopsy report confirmed that victims died after they inhaled toxic gases.

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