<p>Bardhaman: At least two people apparently died of suffocation in a sweet shop in Durgapur city in West Bengal's Paschim Bardhaman district on Monday, police said.</p>.<p>Six others also present in the shop were found in an unconscious state and are currently undergoing treatment in a hospital.</p>.<p>The incident took place in a sweet shop on William Carey Road in B-Zone area of the industrial city as the eight workers of the shop were sleeping inside the establishment after the day's work, a police officer said.</p>.<p>They were found in an unconscious state by the shop owner on Monday morning and shifted to a hospital but two of them died later, while six others are undergoing treatment, he said.</p>.4 die of suffocation in Jharkhand's Hazaribag.<p>While it is suspected that the two persons 'asphyxiated' to death, an investigation is underway to ascertain whether a leak of an LPG cylinder took place or if the fumes from the shop's tandoor caused the deaths, the officer said.</p>.<p>The deceased have been identified as Atanu Ruidas and Bidhan Bauri. They, along with those hospitalised, hailed from Beliatore in Bankura district.</p>.<p>However, hospital authorities said the exact cause of death will be known only after receipt of the post-mortem reports.</p>
<p>Bardhaman: At least two people apparently died of suffocation in a sweet shop in Durgapur city in West Bengal's Paschim Bardhaman district on Monday, police said.</p>.<p>Six others also present in the shop were found in an unconscious state and are currently undergoing treatment in a hospital.</p>.<p>The incident took place in a sweet shop on William Carey Road in B-Zone area of the industrial city as the eight workers of the shop were sleeping inside the establishment after the day's work, a police officer said.</p>.<p>They were found in an unconscious state by the shop owner on Monday morning and shifted to a hospital but two of them died later, while six others are undergoing treatment, he said.</p>.4 die of suffocation in Jharkhand's Hazaribag.<p>While it is suspected that the two persons 'asphyxiated' to death, an investigation is underway to ascertain whether a leak of an LPG cylinder took place or if the fumes from the shop's tandoor caused the deaths, the officer said.</p>.<p>The deceased have been identified as Atanu Ruidas and Bidhan Bauri. They, along with those hospitalised, hailed from Beliatore in Bankura district.</p>.<p>However, hospital authorities said the exact cause of death will be known only after receipt of the post-mortem reports.</p>