20210718 Fire at RIICO industrial area: wife killed, husband critical
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Fire at RIICO industrial area: wife killed, husband critical
Updated: 2021-07-18
Jaipur: Fire broke out at RIICO industrial area at Gangapur in Karauli district on Saturday in which a woman who sustained burn injures was killed while her husband is battling for life at SMS Hospital in Jaipur.
Preliminary investigations suggested the fire broke out due to leakage of oxygen cylinder followed by a short circuit.
According to police, Santoshi Meena and her husband Sultan Singh were sleeping in a house close to the RIICO industrial area. “In the morning, Santoshi and her husband got up for do some exercise but the moment the woman switched on the light, a fire broke out,” said police.
Following the accident, both cried for help as they caught fire. “The woman sustained almost 80 per cent burns and succumbed to the injuries. Her husband Sultan was rushed to SMS Hospital in Jaipur,” the officer added.
Web Source: The Times of India