{"id":119513,"date":"2024-03-24T21:09:19","date_gmt":"2024-03-24T15:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=119513"},"modified":"2024-03-24T21:09:19","modified_gmt":"2024-03-24T15:39:19","slug":"tragic-game-session-mobile-phone-short-circuit-sparks-fatal-fire-in-meerut-claiming-four-young-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/?p=119513","title":{"rendered":"Tragic Game Session: Mobile Phone Short Circuit Sparks Fatal Fire in Meerut, Claiming Four Young Lives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-119357\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/New-Logo-Smal-2.jpg?resize=166%2C46&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"166\" height=\"46\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">P<\/span>laying games on a <a href=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/?p=99695\">mobile phone<\/a> while it was charging led to a devastating incident in a region. This tragic event occurred in Pallavpuram, Meerut. According to the details of the incident, a short circuit happened while the mobile was charging, resulting in the death of four children and serious injuries to their parents. It has been reported that the child was playing a game on the phone while it was plugged in for charging.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_119514\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-119514\" style=\"width: 965px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/Mobile Phone Short Circuit Sparks Fatal Fire in Meerut, Claiming Four Young Lives\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-119514 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1000_F_496232049_DAufrW8G9mLq5vhdZgghMSKLFOk6m80d.jpg?resize=965%2C623&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mobile Phone Short Circuit Sparks Fatal Fire in Meerut, Claiming Four Young Lives\" width=\"965\" height=\"623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1000_F_496232049_DAufrW8G9mLq5vhdZgghMSKLFOk6m80d.jpg?w=965&amp;ssl=1 965w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1000_F_496232049_DAufrW8G9mLq5vhdZgghMSKLFOk6m80d.jpg?resize=300%2C194&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1000_F_496232049_DAufrW8G9mLq5vhdZgghMSKLFOk6m80d.jpg?resize=768%2C496&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1000_F_496232049_DAufrW8G9mLq5vhdZgghMSKLFOk6m80d.jpg?resize=750%2C484&amp;ssl=1 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 965px) 100vw, 965px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-119514\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Mobile Phone Short Circuit Sparks Fatal Fire in Meerut, Claiming Four Young Lives:<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to Shichita Singh, the Circle Officer of Dorala, &#8220;A fire incident occurred around 4:40 PM on the afternoon of March 23rd. The fire originated in the house of a person named Jauni. The flames quickly spread throughout the area, causing the deaths of Charika (10), Niharika (8), Golu (6), and Kalu (4). Initially, they were admitted to the hospital, but they later succumbed to their injuries. Currently, Jauni, Golu&#8217;s father, is undergoing treatment and has provided a detailed account of the entire incident. The police are continuing their investigation into the matter.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Playing games on a mobile phone while it was charging led to a devastating incident in a region. This tragic event occurred in Pallavpuram, Meerut. According to the details of the incident, a short circuit happened while the mobile was charging, resulting in the death of four children and serious injuries to their parents. It [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":119514,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"source_name":"","source_url":"","via_name":"","via_url":"","override_template":"0","override":[{"template":"1","single_blog_custom":"","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"bottom","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"0","show_post_reading_time":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","show_zoom_button":"1","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_prev_next_post":"0","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"2","show_author_box":"0","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"1"}],"override_image_size":"0","image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-715","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post":"0","trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post":"0","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","sponsored_post_name":"","sponsored_post_url":"","sponsored_post_logo_enable":"0","sponsored_post_logo":"","sponsored_post_desc":"","disable_ad":"0"},"jnews_primary_category":{"id":"","hide":""},"jnews_social_meta":{"fb_title":"","fb_description":"","fb_image":"","twitter_title":"","twitter_description":"","twitter_image":""},"jnews_override_counter":{"override_view_counter":"0","view_counter_number":"0","override_share_counter":"0","share_counter_number":"0","override_like_counter":"0","like_counter_number":"0","override_dislike_counter":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[202],"tags":[22843,22851,22838,22818,22827,18575,22832,22852,22817,22825,22842,22822,22830,22811,22845,22833,22823,22820,22834,22824,22847,22813,22810,22849,22836,22819,22837,22821,22826,22808,22831,22848,22815,22809,22812,22839,20240,22814,22835,22850,22846,22829,22844,22840,22841,22816,22828],"class_list":["post-119513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-international","tag-accident-prevention","tag-bereaved-family-support","tag-charging-device-safety","tag-charging-phone-risk","tag-child-death-incident","tag-child-safety","tag-circle-officer-shichita-singh","tag-community-safety-education","tag-death-by-electrocution","tag-dorala-police-inquiry","tag-electrical-appliance-safety","tag-electrical-fire","tag-electrical-incident","tag-electrical-safety","tag-electrical-wiring-hazard","tag-emergency-response","tag-family-tragedy","tag-fatal-charging-accident","tag-fire-casualties","tag-fire-death-investigation","tag-fire-emergency-services","tag-fire-hazard","tag-fire-incident","tag-gadget-safety-awareness","tag-gadget-related-accidents","tag-gaming-while-charging","tag-home-fire-prevention","tag-home-fire-safety","tag-jauni-family-loss","tag-mechanical-failure","tag-meerut-child-fatalities","tag-meerut-electrical-tragedy","tag-meerut-fire-accident","tag-mobile-charging-hazard","tag-mobile-gaming-danger","tag-mobile-phone-fire","tag-mourning-community","tag-pallavpuram-tragedy","tag-parental-caution","tag-post-accident-investigation","tag-power-surge-danger","tag-preventable-accidents","tag-public-safety-warning","tag-residential-fire-outbreak","tag-safety-measures","tag-short-circuit-disaster","tag-smartphone-safety"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":158589,"url":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/?p=158589","url_meta":{"origin":119513,"position":0},"title":"Tragedy at Night: 4 Family Members Burned to Death After Refrigerator Explodes while Sleeping","author":"News Desk","date":"September 15, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A sudden explosion inside a refrigerator triggered a devastating house fire in Belagavi\u2019s Savata Galli area around midnight on Monday, killing four members of a single family and critically injuring two others, police said. 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