Three girls died near their house in Pali village of Sachin on Friday afternoon, reportedly by suffocation from the toxic fumes coming out of a bonfire.
According to the details received from the New Civil Police, Durgakumari (12), daughter of Rampravesh Mahato, who lives in Arjun Chal near Kali Temple in Pali village of Sachin, her younger sister Shila (9), her friend Amrita Mahato (14) and her friend Anita Mahato (8) were playing near their house on Friday afternoon.
The children then sat near a bonfire for warmth and reportedly added garbage, paper, and plastic bags to it.
Later, the girls started vomiting at their homes. Durgakumari, Anitakumari and Amritakumari were taken to a nearby hospital.
From there, Durgakumari was shifted to Surat Civil Hospital, but the doctor declared her dead. Anita and Amrita were taken to a private hospital, where they both passed away after a short treatment.
Out of four girls, only Shila did not face any serious medical issues.
PI JR Chaudhary of Sachin GIDC police station said that initially it was thought to be food poisoning. Later, during the investigation, it was found that the girls died due to the smoke emitted from burning plastic and garbage.
After the postmortem, the doctor said that it is possible that the three died of suffocation due to smoke inhalation, but the true cause of death would be known after the reports of various samples taken from the three, including histopathology.