BALRAMPUR: Three persons died due to asphyxiation after inhaling smoke at a brick kiln in Chhattisgarh's Balrampur district, police said on Monday. The incident took place late Sunday night at the brick kiln in Khujari village, an official said.
As per findings of the preliminary investigation, police suspect the three persons, including the brick kiln owner, slept atop the structure in an inebriated condition and died due to suffocation, he said.