Boy dies from suffocation in Dhaka fire
A teenage boy died from suffocation and his father fell ill after inhaling smoke in a fire on Kuril Biswa Road in capital yesterday afternoon.
Nayan, 16, and his father Shajahan Mia fell ill after inhaling the smoke during the fire that originated at their tin-roofed house around 3:00pm, said Bacchu Mia, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) police outpost.
They were rushed to DMCH where doctors declared Nayan dead, the police official said, adding, Shajahan was undergoing treatment at the hospital.
Locals doused the fire, said Palash Chandra Modok, duty officer of the Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters.
Police suspected that the fire originated from a mosquito coil.
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