Overview
- Three children and a 70-year-old woman were found dead after a night in a closed room where a brazier was left burning in Chhapra’s Bhagwan Bazar/Ambika Bhawani Colony area.
- The deceased were identified as Tejansh Kumar (3), Adya Kumari (7 months), Gudiya Kumari (9 months), and Kamalawati Devi (70).
- Relatives discovered eight family members unconscious in the morning; four were declared dead at Chhapra Sadar Hospital and the others were hospitalized in serious condition.
- Injured family members under treatment include Arya Kumari, Arya Singh, Anisha (or Amisha) Singh, and Amit Kumar alias Sonu, according to hospital and police reports.
- Senior officials ordered an FSL examination, sent the bodies for post-mortem, and issued a winter safety advisory urging ventilation and warning against using braziers or heaters in closed rooms.