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Four suffocate to death in Pakistan

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Press Trust of India Islamabad
A newly-wed bride and three children were suffocated to death today by generator fumes in Punjab province of Pakistan.

The residents left the generator running and went to sleep after a power outage in Ranjanpur, Geonews reported.

The smoke emitted by the generator filled the house and suffocated four persons, including three children, to death.

A newly-wed bride also died due to suffocation while her bridegroom is admitted in a local hospital and is in a critical condition, authorities said.

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First Published: May 18 2014 | 3:05 PM IST

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