Woman collapses, dies in Sabarimala darshan queue
Pathanamthitta (PTI): A 58-year-old woman collapsed and died while waiting in queue for darshan at the Lord Ayyappa shrine in Sabarimala on Tuesday, sources in the district administration said.
Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) president K Jayakumar told reporters that the woman's body would be transported back to her native place in an ambulance at the the TDB's expense.
The deceased woman is from Koyilandy in Kozhikode district, officials said.
Meanwhile, a bus carrying around 33 pilgrims, including children, from Karnataka overturned near Erumely in Kottayam district while on the way to Sabarimala, police said.
Three of the passengers suffered minor scrapes and bruises and were discharged after treatment, they said.
The accident occurred as the driver was overtaking another vehicle from the right side on a downward slope and lost control, police said.
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Two injured as fire breaks out in south Mumbai hotel kitchen
Mumbai (PTI): Two persons suffered injuries after a fire broke out in the kitchen of a hotel in south Mumbai on Sunday afternoon, civic officials said.
The incident occurred around 4.30 pm at the Colaba Social Bar and Restaurant located on Boman Beharam Marg behind the Taj Hotel, they said.
A fire erupted in the kitchen area of the hotel located in the basement of a five-storey building, a civic official said.
The fire brigade sent a team to the spot and brought the blaze under control by 4.56 pm.
Two persons sustained injuries in the accident. One of them, Sunil Singh (28), suffered five per cent burns and took discharge against medical advice, while the other victim, Subrat Barai (35), has been admitted to Saint George Hospital with 15 per cent burns.
Barai is said to be in a stable condition, officials said, adding that the cause of the fire is being ascertained.
