20240504 3 deaths in 24 hrs due to wildfires in U’khand
India May 04 2024 “Forest”
Dead : dead 1 to 4 Burnout : 0 or unknown Injured : injured 1 to 9
3 deaths in 24 hrs due to wildfires in U’khand
Updated: 2024-05-04
Dehradun: Three labourers from Nepal, including an unidentified woman, all aged 30, who were associated with a pine resin (leesa) factory at Syunrakot in Almora died in the last 24 hours after they were caught in a forest fire near the factory.
The deceased included Gyaneshwar Bahadur who along with the unidentified woman died on Friday, a day after they were engulfed in the blaze near the factory. Deepak Pujara, the third worker, suffered burns and died on the spot on Thursday. Divisional forest officer of Almora, Deepak Singh, told TOI: “There were four labourers who were caught in the blaze that erupted near the factory. While three of them died, the fourth injured person — a woman — is currently in hospital.”
Web Source The Times of India