Winter heating leads to suffocation

Three people were hospitalised due to smoke inhalation within the area of Madina Town police station on Tuesday.

A Rescue 1122 spokesman said on Tuesday that the family of Suleman, a resident of Gulshan-e-Ali Town, lighted a stove to keep warm amidst the cold.

However, smoke and fumes caused the victims to suffocate.

Three people, including 14-year-old Salman, 50-year-old Nazia Bibi and 18-year-old Shazia, were shifted to DHQ Hospital by Rescue 1122 after receiving first aid, the spokesman added.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 17^th, 2024.