Two youths were charred to death and another sustained serious burn injuries when a fire engulfed their rented house at Sanjay Nagar locality in Ghaziabad, police said today.
Rahul (30) and Buntee (28), residents of Meerut, were staying in a rented accommodation in sector 23 of Sanjay Nagar. Last night, their friend Naresh Prajapati also joined them. They then consumed liquor. One of them later threw a burning cigarette on the clothings, Deputy Superintendent of Police Ranvijay Singh said.
Their neighbourers noticed smoke and flames billowing out of the room and informed their house owner and the fire department, Singh said.
At-least four fire tenders tended the the flames for about one hour. Charred bodies of Rahul and Buntee were extricated from the debris.
Naresh suffered severe burn injuries in the incident. He was rushed to a nearby nursing home, from where he was referred to New Delhi's GTB Hospital, where doctors stated that his condition is stable, Singh added.
