UP: 6-year-old girl dies, mother injured as fridge catches fire in Ghaziabad apartment
Ghaziabad PTI: A six-year-old girl died after inhaling toxic fumes while her mother was critically injured when a fridge caught fire in their house here, police said on Saturday.
The incident took place on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday around 2.30 am in an apartment in the Tulsi Niketan Colony at Wazirabad- Ghaziabad road.
Upon receiving information police and fire brigade reached the spot and found that the door to the flat was locked from outside.
The fire tenders broke open the door and entered the room which was filled with smoke, with the fridge burning. The firefighters doused the flames and found that a girl and woman were lying unconscious on the floor, police said.
Both were rushed to nearby hospital where doctors declared the girl, Saina, dead, while the woman, Sabbi Parveen alias Pinki (30) is critical and is undergoing treatment at the Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Chief Fire Officer Rahul Pal said in a statement.
Her husband Mohammad Zakir is an auto-rickshaw driver. Last night while going for work to Delhi, he had locked the door from outside. The family had shifted in the rented flat two days ago, police said.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Shalimar Garden, Atul Kumar Singh said that the owner of the flat did not clear the dues of electricity bill, due to which electricity was disconnected. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, the ACP added.
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Gill leads Gujarat Titans to 5-wicket win against Kolkata Knight Riders
Ahmedabad (PTI): Shubman Gill led from the front with a classy 86 as Gujarat Titans defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by five wickets in an Indian Premier League match here on Friday.
Earlier, KKR all-rounder Cameron Green produced a fighting 79 off 55 balls to lift his side to 180 all out. In reply, Gill anchored the chase with a composed 86 off 50 deliveries as GT crossed the line in 19.4 overs.
The win marked GT's third successive victory after opening with two losses, while KKR's search for their first win of the season continues.
Brief scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders 180 all out in 20 overs (Cameron Green 79; Kagiso Rabada 3/29, Mohammed Siraj 2/23).
Gujarat Titans: 181 for 5 in 19.4 overs (Shubman Gill 86; Varun Chakravarthy 2/34).
