Pregnant woman delivers baby in ambulance at Karkala
Karkala: A pregnant woman in labour pain gave birth to a baby in 108 ambulance at Karkala on Tuesday morning.
The woman, a resident of Eedu village, experienced labour pain around 9.30 in the morning. Her family had immediately placed a call to the 108 ambulance service. An ambulance picked the pregnant up from her house and took her to the government hospital in Karkala. However, the woman gave birth mid-way in the ambulance with assistance from the medical personnel in the ambulance.
Both the mother and the child were reported to be in stable condition. Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Devaki and pilot Eeranna delivered them safely to the hospital, sources stated.
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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.
