Two minor girls and their father, who were critical due to burn injuries in a gas cylinder fire mishap here, succumbed to their injuries on Sunday after battling for life.
Their mother was battling for life. The brother of the deceased family head filed a FIR in Jalda outpost, in which he brought allegation against the local gas dealer, claiming that there were leakages from the cylinder, while delivery, which led to the accident.
According to sources, Suresh Tripathy (28), his wife Suchitra (26) and two daughters Smruti (7) and Prachi (5) of Indira Palli of Fertilizer township area in Rourkela under Jalda outpost limits faced the tragedyat about 11.30 am on July 31.
Suchitra was cooking in a kerosene stove, since their gas had exhausted.
During that time the gas delivery boy had reportedly delivered a fresh cylinder. After the departure of the gas delivery boy, Suchitra had reportedly attempted to connect the cylinder but fire had caught her.
Her two daughters, who had stood nearby, rushed to her mother seeing her in danger and also got burnt. Suchitra’s husband Suresh, who was little away, reached the spot after hearing the screaming of his wife and children and also got burnt while attempting to save them. The neighbors rushedall four victims to IGH.
On Saturday night, Smruti (5) died in the IGH. On Sunday afternoon, father of the deceased Smruti, Suresh died.
On Sunday morning, deceased Smruti’s elder sister Prachi died. Suchitra was battling for life at the IGH.
“We have handed over the bodies to their family members after conducting post mortem,” said OIC, Jalda police outpost BK Das. “Asper the complaint of the brother of the deceased Suresh, we have registered a case and we are investigating in to the matter,” Das added.