Two Noida Men Die After Chhole Left Burning on Stove Overnight

Two young men in their 20s left a pot of chickpeas on a burning stove overnight, planning to cook for their 'chhole bhature' stall the next morning. Anyhow, several hours later, both were discovered dead by their neighbors.

Upendra (22) and Shivam (23) lived in a house that was rented in Basai village, located in Noida's Sector 70. They ran one stall selling 'chhole bhature' and 'kulche.' According to the preliminary investigation, after placing the pot on the stove on Friday night, they went to sleep, foolishly leaving the gas turned on.

Their room became filled with smoke as the 'chhole' (chickpeas) continued to cook on the gas, reported Assistant Commissioner of Police Rajiv Gupta, Noida Central Zone. "Since the door of the house was shut, it led to a shortage of oxygen in the room. This combined with the smoke from the burning food resulted in a large amount of carbon monoxide in the house," Mr. Gupta stated.

The men are believed to have died from suffocation caused by the toxic smoke, he said further.

When neighbors noticed the smoke hours later, they broke down the door and rushed those 2 men to a nearby hospital. They were finally declared dead on arrival by doctors at the district hospital in Noida Sector 39. No injury marks were found on their bodies. The police have sent their bodies for post-mortem.

Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas which is odorless. It can be emitted while burning fuel in cars or trucks, stoves, ovens, grills, and generators and can accumulate fast in tightly sealed or closed spaces.

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