Two die in fire mishap

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 22:52 [IST]

Vijayawada, Feb 27 (UNI) Two employees of Agri Gold office, where a fire broke out earlier in the day, were found dead in the bathroom here this evening.

Fire department sources said the bodies of the employees were found in the bathroom by fire fighting personnel.

Asphyxiation was said to be the cause for the death.

The deceased were Durga Prasad, a computer operator and Hanumantha Rao, an attender.

The bodies were shifted to Government General Hospital for post-mortem, the sources added.

Electric short circuit was said to be the reason behind the fire.

UNI

Topics: ACCIDENT-AP-FIRE

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