<p>Six people, including a toddler, suffocated to death after an overturned mosquito coil sparked a blaze at a house in northeast Delhi's Shastri Park, police said on Friday.</p>.<p>Three others were injured in the incident, they said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/minor-fire-at-adanis-under-construction-data-centre-in-noida-1204941.html" target="_blank">Minor fire at Adani's under-construction data centre in Noida</a></strong></p>.<p>The police received information around 9 am that a fire had broken out in a house at Mazar Wala Road in Shastri Park's Machhi Market, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northeast) Joy Tirkey said.</p>.<p>Upon reaching the spot, the police found that nine people had been taken to Jag Pravesh Chandra Hospital, Tirkey said.</p>.<p>Of them, four men, a woman and a one-and-a-half-year-old child died. A 15-year-old girl and a 45-year-old man are being treated for burn injuries while a 22-year-old man was discharged after first aid, they police said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/mangaluru/goods-worth-rs-5-cr-gutted-in-ice-cream-godown-fire-in-mangaluru-1204298.html" target="_blank">Goods worth Rs 5 cr gutted in ice cream godown fire in Mangaluru</a></strong></p>.<p>According to the police, it was learnt that a burning mosquito coil had tipped over on a mattress during the night. The residents lost consciousness due to the toxic fumes before eventually suffocating to death. Further investigation is underway.</p>.<p>The Fire department said three water tenders were rushed to the spot after receiving information about the blaze.</p>
<p>Six people, including a toddler, suffocated to death after an overturned mosquito coil sparked a blaze at a house in northeast Delhi's Shastri Park, police said on Friday.</p>.<p>Three others were injured in the incident, they said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/minor-fire-at-adanis-under-construction-data-centre-in-noida-1204941.html" target="_blank">Minor fire at Adani's under-construction data centre in Noida</a></strong></p>.<p>The police received information around 9 am that a fire had broken out in a house at Mazar Wala Road in Shastri Park's Machhi Market, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northeast) Joy Tirkey said.</p>.<p>Upon reaching the spot, the police found that nine people had been taken to Jag Pravesh Chandra Hospital, Tirkey said.</p>.<p>Of them, four men, a woman and a one-and-a-half-year-old child died. A 15-year-old girl and a 45-year-old man are being treated for burn injuries while a 22-year-old man was discharged after first aid, they police said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/mangaluru/goods-worth-rs-5-cr-gutted-in-ice-cream-godown-fire-in-mangaluru-1204298.html" target="_blank">Goods worth Rs 5 cr gutted in ice cream godown fire in Mangaluru</a></strong></p>.<p>According to the police, it was learnt that a burning mosquito coil had tipped over on a mattress during the night. The residents lost consciousness due to the toxic fumes before eventually suffocating to death. Further investigation is underway.</p>.<p>The Fire department said three water tenders were rushed to the spot after receiving information about the blaze.</p>