Burning a single mosquito coil emits formaldehyde-like toxic organic vapours, which are as harmful as smoking 51 cigarettes. The fine particulate matter is comparable to smoking between 75 and 137 ...

Mahidul Islam, officer-in-charge of Tongibari Police Station, said the fire broke out when a lit mosquito coil came into contact with a mobile phone, leading to an explosion and igniting a fire.

Hyderabad: An 82-year-old bed-ridden woman died of suffocation in Malkajgiri on Tuesday after the mattress she was sleeping on caught fire due to a lit mosquito coil. The woman, identified as ...