Five die due suffocation to in Quetta, Kuchlak

QUETTA: Five people including three children died due to suffocation in the provincial capital Quetta and adjoining town Kuchlak at night between Saturday and Sunday.

Police sources said gas supply to the areas was suspendedat Saturday night. Later, when people were sleeping, gas supply was restored late night which caused gas suffocation. Police further said that a couple identified as Salman and his wife Gul Khanam were killed in their house Hazara Town of Quetta city. Three children of Molvi Rehmatullah also died in Khuchlak Town, some 25 kilometers from Quetta.

They were identified as 10-year-old Hikmat, eight-year-old Zul-Qaida and 13-year-old Shakira Bibi.

The bodies were handed over to the heirs after legal formalities, Police said.

It is pertinent to mention here that presently Quetta and outskirts have been experiencing minus 11 C temperatures and cold, frosty and cloudy weather. (APP)