The incident took place around 4.40 am (Image used for representational purpose only)
LUCKNOW: A 75-year-old man was burnt to death after a fire broke out at his house in the Thakurganj area of Lucknow in the early hours of Monday. The incident took place around 4.40 am at a house in Baba Hazara Bagh locality, under the jurisdiction of Thakurganj police station, according to a statement issued by the Lucknow Police. The incident came to light after Mohammad Shad, son of Arif Saeed and a resident of house number 419/233 in Baba Hazara Bagh, approached the Thakurganj police station and informed the police about the fire.
Preliminary findings suggest that a mosquito-repellent incense stick may have caused the fire, according to the police. Police said further legal proceedings were underway. A mosquito-repellent incense stick is suspected to have triggered the fire, following which the house filled with smoke, trapping the elderly occupant inside. Acting on the information, the Thakurganj Station House Officer (SHO), along with a police team, immediately reached the spot and began an inspection. The smoke subsequently spread throughout the house, leaving Ateeq trapped inside. The police subsequently completed the inquest proceedings and sent Ateeq’s body for post-mortem examination to establish the exact cause of death. The suspected role of the mosquito-repellent incense stick in triggering the fire is being examined as part of the preliminary inquiry.