Two minors die after falling into smoke vent

Two minors today died after falling in a smoke vent of a brick kiln which was left for exhausting the smoke.

Khadija (6) and Fatima (4), daughters of a worker, were playing and fell into a smoke vent which was left partly covered by gunny bags, SHO Subodh Saxena said.

The bodies have been handed over to the family after post mortem.

FIR has been registered against absconding brick kiln owner Mukesh, he said, adding he will be nabbed soon.