In a tragic incident reported from Kathabadi village under the Keonjhar Sadar police limits, two persons died of asphyxiation and two others were admitted to hospital in critical conditions after massive smoke emitted from a generator in a house late on Thursday night.
The mishap took place when they were in deep sleep. The two deceased were identified as Baidhar Nayak and Babaji Nayak, who were declared dead at the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH).
Of the two injured, one is undergoing treatment at the DHH and the other was shifted to the SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack on Friday after his condition deteriorated. Sources said a marriage of Baidhar’s relative was being held when electricity supply went out.
Baidhar connected the generator in a room and slept there with three others.