Fire mishap at Jigani factory: heavy loss reported
Bengaluru: A fire mishap took place at a paint factory located on the outskirts of the city in Jigani Industrial area.
The fire broke out at the Colour Tech Products Pvt Ltd factory located at the industrial area in Jigani, due to which goods worth several lakhs of rupees were gutted. Fortunately no casualty took place. It has been suspected that a short circuit might have led to the incident.
Four fire tenders rushed to the spot and doused the fire after four hours of operation. The Jigani police visited the spot and carried out the investigation.
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5 schoolchildren among 7 killed in blast in southwest Pakistan
Islamabad (PTI): At least seven people, including five schoolchildren and a policeman, were killed on Friday in a remote-controlled blast in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, according to media reports.
The blast occurred at 8.35 am near a school at the Civil Hospital Chowk of the Mastung district of the province, Dawn newspaper reported.
“It appears that an IED (improvised explosive device) attached to a motorcycle was detonated near a police mobile,” Kalat Division Commissioner Naeem Bazai was quoted as saying in the report.
“So far, seven individuals have been killed, including five school students,” Bazai said. At least 22 people were injured in the attack.
Most of those injured were schoolchildren, Geo News reported, adding that they were shifted to a nearby hospital.
A police van and several auto-rickshaws were damaged in the explosion, according to the report.
An emergency was declared across all Quetta hospitals after the blast, the report said quoting the provincial health department spokesperson, adding that all doctors, pharmacists, staff nurses and other medical staff were summoned.
