Generator fumes snuff out Peelamedu resident’s life

TNN | Updated: Apr 28, 2020, 08:11 IST

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COIMBATORE: A 49-year-old Peelamedu resident suffocated to death on Monday after inhaling fumes from a generator. His 47-year-old brother and 80-year-old father are fighting for their lives at the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital (CMCH).
Police identified the deceased as S Balaji of Hudco Colony in Peelamedu. “He was staying with his father Sreedharan, mother S Padmavalli and younger brother S Murali in a rented house at Hudco Colony. Sreedharan, who had gone to the restroom around 2am, became unconscious. His sons rushed to his help but also fainted. Padmavalli, who found the trio motionless, alerted neighbours,” a police officer said.
Though the neighbours rushed them to CMCH, doctors could not save Balaji.
While Balaji was unemployed, Murali work as a manager in a watch showroom. The brothers were bachelors.
Forensic experts who inspected the scene said that the trio died from carbon monoxide poisoning. “They had breathed the toxic gas emitted by a generator kept in the neighbouring building, which was leased by an internet service provider,” the officer told TOI. “The generator had kicked automatically after the area suffered a power outage.”
The Peelamedu (law & order) police have registered a case under Section 174 of CrPC (unnatural death).