Teen dies of suffocation in Kuril fire
A teenage boy was suffocated to death and his father fell ill after inhaling smoke in a fire on Kuril Biswa Road in Dhaka this afternoon.
The victims -- Nayan, 16, and his father Shajahan Mia-- fell ill as they choked by smoke of the fire that originated at their tin-shed 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 that Shajahan was undergoing treatment at the hospital.
Locals doused the fire later, said Palash Chandra Modok, duty officer of the Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters.
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