Meerut, 3

April (HS): A 40-year-old man died from asphyxia after a fire broke out in a

residence here, allegedly caused by a gas cylinder leak, authorities said on

Friday. They said that the incident occurred late Thursday night in Lodhi Wali

Gali. According to preliminary investigations, there was a leak from a

residential LPG cylinder, and the fire started when a matchstick was lighted. After

receiving information, fire and police crews hurried to the scene and took

control of the situation.

However,

at that time, the victim identified as Yogesh had died from asphyxia and had

sustained partial burn injuries, according to authorities. Ayush Vikram Singh,

City Superintendent of Police, stated that a case has been filed based on the

deceased's brother's complaint, and the body has been submitted for postmortem

examination. Further investigation is being conducted in collaboration with the

fire department to determine the actual cause of the occurrence.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi