Fire at Thiruvananthapuram medical college's surgical ICU; no one injured
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): A fire broke out in a portion of the multi-speciality block of the government medical college here on Tuesday, but no one was injured in the incident, hospital authorities said.
The fire broke out due to a short circuit in a ventilator in the surgical ICU, they added.
No one was injured in the incident, they said, adding that patients have been evacuated from the surgical ICU on the first floor of the building.
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Family members of patients told the channels that there was a lot of smoke.
Thiruvananthapuram Corporation Mayor V V Rajesh reached the hospital and said that, according to information he received, the fire has been brought under control.
He also said that no one was injured in the incident and everyone was safe.
The mayor said all ventilators were also being inspected.
Fire force officials said that there was smoke, but the area has been ventilated.
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Guests attack bride, groom after not being served liquor at wedding in MP village
Gwalior (PTI): Upset at not being served liquor, a group of guests at a wedding in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior district allegedly assaulted the bride, groom and their family members, police said.
Some members of the groom's family suffered injuries in the incident that occurred on Tuesday night in Patai village under the Aron police station area. The accused also allegedly stole household items and money during the assault, a police official said on Wednesday.
Local resident Mahesh Jatav was getting married when his neighbours demanded that they be served liquor during the celebration, which led to a dispute, City Superintendent of Police Manish Yadav told reporters.
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The groom’s refusal to provide or fund liquor at the wedding sparked a dispute that soon turned into a physical altercation between the two sides.
Ther groom's mother, Sheela, told reporters that after the bride arrived at their home, some rituals were underway when a few neighbours arrived there and began demanding money from her son for liquor.
When they were denied money to buy liquor, the neighbours beat up her family members, including the groom, she alleged.
As she tried to intervene, the neighbours also assaulted her, her husband, and the bride, Jatav's mother charged.
A probe was underway into the incident, the police said.
