Two cousins lost their lives while another person fell unconscious due to gas inhalation at a hairdresser’s shop near Hana Chowk, police said on Tuesday.
According to the police, the victims were sleeping inside the shop to protect themselves from the cold and had lit a coal ring for warmth. Gas leakage from the coal ring caused suffocation, resulting in the deaths.
The deceased were identified as Mohd Sawal, son of Zafar Hussain and a resident of Muzaffargarh, and Abdul Rehman, son of Manzar Hussain and a resident of Khanpur. Police said the owner of the shop, Majid, son of Khadim, was found unconscious and was shifted to hospital for medical treatment.
Police have started further investigation into the incident.