Octogenarian drowns in river in UP's Etawah
Etawah (UP) (PTI): An 80-year-old man drowned in a river in Peuli village here, police said on Friday.
Bakewar Police Station SHO Vipin Malik said Tikaram from Peuli village had gone to the bank of the Sengar River on Thursday to graze his livestock when he drowned.
A search was launched for him in the night, but due to the dark, he could not be found.
On Friday morning, villagers spotted a body floating in the river and called up Tikaram's family, the SHO said.
The police came and fished out the body and sent it for a post-mortem.
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Fire erupts at plastic factory in Ahmedabad; no casualties
Ahmedabad (PTI): A fire broke out at a plastic granules and mould manufacturing factory in Gujarat's Ahmedabad on Sunday morning, an official said.
No casualties were reported in the incident, he said.
The blaze erupted around 8 am at Processo Plast Enterprise in the Bapunagar area, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation's Additional Chief Officer (fire) Mihir Rana told PTI.
Thick plumes of smoke were seen billowing into the sky, visible from a considerable distance in the area.
"The unit closed after the night shift and the fire broke out in the morning in the ground floor's storage facility section due to unidentified reasons," Rana said.
Nine fire tenders and several other firefighting vehicles were rushed to the spot, and the blaze was brought under control by 11 am, he said.
Firefighters prevented the blaze from spreading to the first floor. However, machinery and plastic materials were damaged on the ground floor, he said, adding that the exact cause of the blaze was under investigation.
