In a very tragic incident, three members of a family — including an 18-month minor — were suffocated to death while three others of the same family are battling for their lives after a devastating fire broke out at the ground floor of their multi-storeyed building at SM Road in Sualkuchi in Kamrup district. The fire broke out in the wee hours of Wednesday (Aug 22) at the ground floor of Achyut Plaza and the smoke emanating from the fire suffocated Lohit Kakoty, the owner of the building, and his family.
#FLASH | Three people of a family, including an 18-month-old minor, die while three more are battling for their lives following a devastating fire at Sualkuchi.
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While Lohit Kakoty, his eldest daughter Kabita Mahanta (32) and Kabita’s 18-month-old son Mayun Deb Mahanta died of asphyxiation, his wife Anupama Kakoty, younger daughter Juri Bharali (28) and grandson (Juri’s son) Parthiv Paresh Bharali are battling for their lives in a private nursing home in Guwahati.
#UPDATE | #SualkuchiFireTragedy: Three members of a family suffocated to death. The deceased are Lohit Kakoty (65), owner of Achyut Plaza where the fire broke out, his eldest daughter Kabita Mahanta (32) and Kabita's 18-month-old son Mayukh Deb Mahanta. pic.twitter.com/N5MaaIq7I1
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#UPDATE | #SualkuchiFireTragedy: Lohit Kakoty and his family members were staying in the third floor when the fire broke out in the first floor. His wife Anupama Kakoty, younger daughter Juri Bharali (28) and grandson (Juri's son) Parthiv Paresh Bharali battling for their lives. pic.twitter.com/l1cEkxPo7g
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Initial investigations suggest that the fire broke out at a cloth store in the ground floor due to a short-circuit while smoke choked Lohit Kakoty’s family who lived in the third floor of the building.
