Bhubaneswar: In a tragic incident, two youths died of suffocation after inhaling gas emitted from a generator while three others turned critical in Kendujhar district.
The incident occurred in Sudunga village under Nayakote police station limits of Banspal block.
According to reports, Laxmi Puja was going on in the village. Five youths were sleeping inside a house last night with a generator running. All of them fell unconscious due to suffocation from the gas emitted by the generator. In the morning, villagers grew suspicious after the door of the house did not open. Later, they broke open the house and rescued the five youths and rushed them to Banspal Hospital. However, two of them died on the way to the hospital.
The other three who are in critical condition have been shifted to Kendujhar District Headquarters Hospital for further treatment.
The deceased have been identified as Rajendra Santa and Nitu Santa of Sudunga village. The critically injured are Jagannath Giri, Prashant Dehuri and Niradash Dehuri. A pall of gloom has descended over the village following the incident.
