Father and daughter die of gas suffocation in Nawabshah

NAWABSHAH: A father and daughter were found dead in their house in Sakrand, suffocated due to gas leakage, ARY News reported on Monday.

According to local police officials, a man Shani Solangi and his six-year daughter were died due to gas leak from the heater in their room.

The room had also caught fire when the victims were in sleep, police said.

Recently in October a newly-married couple was found dead at their house due to gas suffocation in the Astore district of Gilgit-Baltistan.

According to rescue officials, the victims were killed due to a gas leak in their room. The couple had only got married three days ago.

The gas soon filled the room, causing death of newly weds in sleep due to suffocation, officials said.

The bodies were shifted to a nearby hospital to complete legal formalities.

Media reports frequent incidents of deaths by suffocation in Pakistan during freezing temperatures in winter.