7 persons injured as gas cylinder catches fire in Surat building
Surat (PTI): Seven persons received burn injuries after a gas cylinder caught fire in a building in Gujarat's Surat city on Wednesday morning, officials said.
The incident took place on the second floor of the Krishna Complex building located in Katargam locality at around 6 am, a fire department official said.
Seven persons, all men in the age group of 18 to 27 years, present in a small room of the building suffered burn injuries and were rushed to a hospital where they were undergoing treatment, he said.
"We received a fire call at 6.18 am, following which six fire tenders from three fire stations were rushed to the spot to control the blaze," a fire control room official said.
"The blaze was soon brought under control and the (fire-fighting) operation concluded within an hour," he said.
The police seized three gas cylinders from the site and further investigation was underway, the official said.
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Manipur Cong requests Kharge to take action against Chidambaram over X post
Imphal (PTI): Manipur Congress on Wednesday requested AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge to take action against senior party leader P Chidambaram for his controversial post on X.
In the post that was later deleted, Chidambaram had advocated for regional autonomy.
In a letter to Kharge, the Congress leaders said, "We unanimously condemn the content of Chidambaram's post regarding the Manipur crisis." The Congress leaders also reiterated their party’s commitment to the unity and integrity of the state.
