Yesterday a family of 5 members were killed by gas leakage. According to the news, there was not enough air left to breathe and the suffocation had led to the death of 5 family members. The family was located in Loi Bhir Area. The shattering incident took place in village Danvaal, situated near Naval Encourage falling in the jurisdiction of Loi Bhir police station.
The family members who lost their lives during this unfortunate incident included Rafaqat Hussain, 56, his wife Fokraal, 36, his son Hassnain, daughter, Amna, 7 and 6-year-old Ali. The Loi Bhir police moved the bodies to the local hospital.
SP (Rural Zone) Rana Wahab stated that the incidental evidence showed that the incident happened due to gas leakage on Sunday night. He said that marks of fire and smoke were located in the gas heater after the gas leakage. “Body of Rafaqat, head of the family, was found near the room door, which showed that he tried to open the door to save himself and his family, but failed,” SP stated
He further added: The post-mortem could not be conducted because the father of Rafaqat did not allow it,”
