10 killed in Telangana firecracker godown fire
Hyderabad, July 4 : At least 10 people were killed on Wednesday when a fire broke out in a firecracker godown in Telangana's Warangal Rural district, police said.
Fire fighting personnel were at 1.30 p.m. still trying to douse the blaze in the godown near Kotalingala village, about 135 km from Warangal town.
About 15 people were reported to be inside when the fire broke out, the police said. Witnesses said they heard huge blasts prior to the fire.
Five injured people were shifted to the MGM Hospital in Warangal town. The cause of the fire was being ascertained.
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Nine killed, 25 injured as state transport bus overturns in Maharashtra's Gondia district
Gondia (PTI): At least nine passengers were killed and 25 others injured when a Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus overturned in Gondia district on Friday afternoon, police said.
Citing preliminary information, a senior police official said the MSRTC bus 'Shiv Shahi' was carrying 36 passengers and heading to Gondia district from Bhandara when it flipped over at Davva village under Sadakarjuni taluka while trying to overtake another vehicle.
Nine passengers were killed and 25 others injured in the accident which took place at around 12.30 pm, he said.
The injured passengers were shifted to hospital, the official added.
