Police found the lifeless bodies of Chandresh Singh, his wife Nisha, brother Rajesh, and sister Babli, all hailing from Hathras and aged between 20 and 23. Preliminary investigations suggested that the family had been boiling potatoes on a gas stove, which had a leak. The lack of ventilation in the room, coupled with the steel gate, contributed to the tragic outcome.
A Gauteng EMS rescue technician has explained the state of the area from where illegal miners were allegedly operating at the Angelo informal settlement in Boksburg. Aubrey Lewete said that the cordoned off section was seemingly set up as a makeshift mineral processor. “You can see that they were still working and going through the process of sifting the material.
On Thursday evening gas leakage was reported from a Kathha manufacturing factory in Haryana s Jhajjar after which locals and factory workers started complaining about breathing issues.