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Couple fleeing fire choke to death in lift

Bangkok Sept. 16. A couple of Indian origin today suffocated to death after being trapped in an elevator while trying to escape a fire in a building. Rajesh Khatnani and his pregnant wife, Renu, both aged 35, were declared dead when rescue workers broke into the elevator.Police said the fire broke out on the third floor of the four-storey building. Witnesses said the couple, who were on the top floor, got into the lift, since Renu was pregnant and could not take the stairs.

PTI

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