Woman charred to death in Sohna after house catches fire
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Woman charred to death in Sohna after house catches fire

Hindustan Times  

Gurugram: The elderly woman’s partially charred body was found inside the house after the flames were doused. A 75-year-old woman was charred to death when her house in Sohna caught fire early on Saturday morning, police said. Investigators said that it was at about 2am when the police control room received an alert about an explosion in the market area after which police teams and fire fighters rushed to the spot. Sandeep Kumar, public relations officer of the Gurugram Police, said that the woman’s house inside the market was on fire and was doused by two fire tenders. Prima facie, police suspect a gas leakage may have taken place from the cylinder inside the house resulting in the fire and the explosion that killed the woman.

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