Fire broke out in private nursing home in Dhanbad
A tragic incident took place in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district as five were killed during a fire that broke out at a private nursing home. According to the officials, among the deceased, two of them were doctors.
The fire broke out early this morning on Saturday. The deceased in the incident have been identified as the owner of the medical establishment, Dr Vikas Hazra, his wife, Dr Prema Hazra, their nephew Sohan Khamari and domestic help Tara Devi.
Speaking to the media, the SSP Dhanbad, Sanjiv Kumar said that five people died in a fire in the residential complex of a hospital in Dhanbad. Doctor, his wife and domestic help among the dead.
The official said that the incident took place around 2 am at the storeroom of the nursing home-cum-private house in the Bank More area of Dhanbad, around 170 km from Ranchi.
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Taking notes from the incident, Dhanbad sub-divisional magistrate (SDM), Prem Kumar Tiwary, “At least five people, including the owner and his wife, died due to suffocation following a fire in the store room. One person is also injured.”
The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained and further investigation is underway, said the SDM, Prem Tiwary.
Four deceased have been identified, while the fifth person is yet to be identified, the official added.
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