7 killed in Indore residential building fire
At least seven people have died after a massive fire broke out in a three-storey residential building in Madhya Pradesh's Indore due to gas cylinder explosions, an official said.
At least seven people have died after a massive fire broke out in a three-storey residential building in Madhya Pradesh's Indore due to gas cylinder explosions, an official said.
The latest fatality was identified as Algu Choudhary (70), who was admitted to Aurobindo Hospital on January 9 after suffering from severe vomiting and diarrhoea. He later developed respiratory complications and passed away during treatment.
The latest fatality has been identified as Anita Kushwah (65), who had been undergoing treatment for over a month at Bombay Hospital, where she was on ventilator support.
The unofficial reported death toll has now reached 28.
Rahul Gandhi today met families affected by water contamination tragedy in Indore. He slammed the BJP-run Madhya Pradesh as well as Central governments for the deaths.
What should have been an ordinary glass of drinking water turned fatal for several families in Indore’s Bhagirathpura area, where many people have died and more than 149 have been hospitalised after consuming allegedly contaminated water.
Vijayvargiya had used an objectionable word in response to a reporter question on Indore contaminated water deaths.
Vijayvargiya first tried to ignore the media’s questions, terming them “baseless”.
A three-member inquiry committee, headed by IAS officer Navjeevan Pawar, has also been constituted to fix responsibility in the matter.
A large number of people fell ill in Bhagirathpura area over the last few days after drinking contaminated water. Most of them were admitted to different hospitals in the city. By Tuesday, three of the affected people had died. However, the number rose sharply to eight on Wednesday.
