One labourer dies of suffocation, three in critical condition.

RAWALPINDI -- A labourer died of suffocation while three others were hospitalised after they were found unconscious in an under-construction house at Defence Housing Authority (DHA) Phase 1 on Sunday.

Police said one of the victims was pronounced dead after Rescue 1122 staff reached the scene while the three others were shifted to Holy Family Hospital where they were stated to be in critical condition.

The incident came to light when the labourers were discovered unconscious in their room by another man, who upon opening the room door discovered that it was filled with coal gas. Police and emergency services staff were immediately called.

Those shifted to the hospital were identified as Azhar Mehmood, 38, Mohammad Aslam, 34, Mohammad Ajmal, 20, while...

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