Newlywed couple die due to gas leakage

Precautionary steps ignored in geyser installation

LAHORE:

A newlywed couple died reportedly of suffocation due to gas leakage from a geyser in Mustafa Town on Wednesday.

The victims Shariq and Humna were married a few days back. They went to sleep at night in their house in a private housing society near Canal Road, but did not open the door when a family member went to see them in the morning.

The police were alerted and they entered the house. The victims were found unconscious in a room. Rescue 1122 teams were called for help, but they found the victims dead, following which the bodies were moved to a morgue for autopsy.

Initial investigations indicated that the victims had died because of suffocation due to gas leakage from an instant geyser.

The police said they were investigating the matter.

A police official told The Express Tribune that the instant geyser emitted poisonous gases while heating water.

He said the precautionary measures had been ignored while installing the geyser.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 29^th, 2022.