Three die of suffocation in Quetta

Three people died of suffocation in Killi Baro area of Saryab Road in the provincial capital on Tuesday. According to official sources, the three dead have been identified as Mumtaz Ali, Kamal Khan and Bilawal, all residents of Killi Baro on Saryab Road. The sources said the men had switched on their heater at night but forgotten to turn it off before sleeping. Resultantly, gas filled the room and suffocated the men, who died of asphyxia. Their bodies were taken to the civil hospital for autopsy, and later handed over to relatives.