In a horrific incident a father and daughter duo have died when their electric bike bursts into flames. The incident happened in Tamil Nadu where the father and the daughter was staying. The e-bike bursts into flame which suffocated the father and daughter which ultimately lead to their demise.
Police said that M. Duraivarma, (49), who was running a photo studio near Tollgate, Vellore bought a new e-bike a few days ago. He plugged the charger of his bike into an old socket in the entrance of his house and went to sleep on Friday night. An electrical short circuit led to the e-bike going up in flames and smoke engulfing the residence.
His 13-year-old daughter Mohana Preethi, a student of Class 8, was also found dead along with Duraivarma at the house. Police said that the socket might be an old one with less voltage capacity to charge an e-bike.
Local people said that they found the e-bike in flames and smoke engulfing the house around 1 a.m. They alerted the police and Duraivarma’s sister who stays a few houses away. However, local people could not put out the fire as it was thick and had spread to a nearby petrol bike.
Story By- Saayak Karmakar, Resident Editor, Interview Times
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