Chennai: Four people including two children have died in Chennai's Vadapalani area after a fire broke out at their apartment building at around 5:30 am this morning. Fire fighters rescued seven people before the situation was brought under control.
Officials say that four of the seven who were admitted to a hospital died of suffocation after inhaling too much smoke. None of them suffered any burn injuries.
"We rescued seven of them but four have died in the hospital. Two of them are children. They died because they inhaled a lot of smoke. None of them suffered any burn injury," a senior fire department official said.
A dozen scooters that were parked in the building were completely gutted.
Officials say that four of the seven who were admitted to a hospital died of suffocation after inhaling too much smoke. None of them suffered any burn injuries.
"We rescued seven of them but four have died in the hospital. Two of them are children. They died because they inhaled a lot of smoke. None of them suffered any burn injury," a senior fire department official said.
A dozen scooters that were parked in the building were completely gutted.
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