Indore house fire: Autopsy confirms all 8 deaths caused by burns and suffocation, say police

INDORE (MP): (Mar 23) Autopsy reports have confirmed that all eight victims of a massive fire at a three-storey house in Indore last week died of burn injuries and suffocation, police said on Monday.

After the incident on March 18, relatives of the deceased alleged negligence in the rescue operation and expressed suspicion that an electric current had spread through the house. However, police dismissed this claim, citing the postmortem reports.

According to police, the fire broke out around 4 am on March 18 at businessman Manoj Pugalia’s house in Brajeshwari Annex Colony. Pugalia, his daughter-in-law Simran and six other close relatives died in the incident. Two children were among the deceased.