Four of family die of asphyxiation after fire in house

GODHRA (GUJARAT): (Nov 21) Four members of a family died from suffocation after inhaling smoke from a fire in their house in Godhra town, police said on Friday.

The incident occurred in Gangotri Nagar between Thursday night and Friday. The victims were Kamal Doshi (50), a jeweller, his wife Devalben (45), and their sons Dev (24) and Raj (22). They died in their sleep, said A Division police station officer RM Vasaiya.

Doshi's family was preparing for the engagement of one of his sons, and they were supposed to leave for Vapi on Friday morning.