Fire breaks out in factory in Greater Noida, three workers killed
Noida (PTI): Three workers died in a fire that broke out in a furniture factory in Greater Noida early Tuesday, police said.
Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Greater Noida) Ashok Kumar Sharma said the fire was reported around 8.15 am from the factory located in the Site 4 area under the the Beta 2 police station limits.
"Upon receiving the information, local police and fire brigade teams immediately reached the spot, and the fire was brought under control by the fire unit," Sharma said.
The officer said three people who worked in the factory died in the blaze and the bodies have been sent for postmortem.
Those killed were identified as Gulfam, 23, Mazhar Alam, 29, and Dilshad, 24.
Gulfam hailed from Mathura district while Alam and Dilshad both belonged to Bihar, the police said.
Sharma said efforts were underway to ascertain the cause of the fire.
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Bihar: Over 150 children fall ill after consuming 'mid-day meal' in Saharsa
Saharsa (PTI): More than 150 children were taken ill after allegedly consuming food that was part of the mid-day meal in a school in Bihar’s Saharsa district, a senior official said on Thursday.
The incident occurred at a middle school in Baluaha village of the district.
The official said that 115 children were undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital, while around 50 students were admitted to Mahishi Public Health Centre.
“We received information that several children fell ill after consuming the mid-day meal in Baluaha. The children were initially treated at the primary health centre, but later, many were referred to the Sadar Hospital,” Saharsa District Magistrate Deepesh Kumar told reporters.
“According to doctors, the health condition of the children has improved, but they will be kept under observation for some time. There is no need to panic. Some kids are having mild fever. They are being treated accordingly,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, family members of some children claimed that a snake was found in the container in which cooked pulses was stored at the school.
Of the 545 students present in the school, 200 had already eaten their meals by the time the snake was spotted, and later complained of stomach ache and vomiting, they said.
Regarding the claims, the DM said food samples have been collected from the school.
“We will be able to comment on this only after the results of the tested samples arrive,” he said.
