Sitamarhi, March 4 Four members of a family are alleged to have died after inhaling toxic gases while cleaning the septic tank of their house in Sitamarhi district, Bihar, officials said on Wednesday.
The incident occurred around 6 pm on Tuesday in Kurhar village, within the Bokhra police station area, they said.
The deceased were identified as Rajeev Sahni, Krishna Kumar, Ravindra Sahni, and Vinay Sahni.
"According to villagers, they lost consciousness due to inhaling toxic gases emanating from the septic tank. Locals pulled them out and rushed them to the nearest hospital, where doctors declared all four dead," Surendra Kumar, the in-charge of the Bokhra police station, told
