Husband, wife dies of electrocution in Belthangady
Belthangady: In a tragic accident reported from Belthangady Taluk’s Kokradi village, a man and his wife died of electrocution on Thursday late night here.
The deceased have been identified as Sarojini Moolya (50) and her husband Sanjeev Moolya (55).
According to the reports Sarojini who noticed fire sparks on the switchboard of her brother’s house rushed to unplug the fuse to stop the power supply of the house but was unfortunately electrocuted. Sanjeev who witnessed the incident jumped into the rescue of his wife and was electrocuted. The couple died on the spot.
A technical snag was suspected to have caused the incident as wires of about 5-6 houses in the neighborhood was reported to have burnt and damaged.
Zilla Panchayath member Dharanendra Kumar, Belthangady Circle Inspector Sandesh, Tahsildar, MESCOM junior engineers and others visited the spot after the incident was reported.
A case has been registered at Venur Police Station in this regard.
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Fire damages 10 shops in Mumbai; no casualty
Mumbai (PTI): A fire broke out at a commercial structure in Mumbai, damaging around 10 shops, officials said on Sunday.
There were no casualties in the blaze, which was reported at 11.31 pm on Saturday on D B Marg opposite a mall in the Mumbai Central area, they said.
The fire was confined to electric wiring, installations and equipment in around five large and seven small shops spread over nearly 5,000 sq ft on the ground and first floors of the structure, a civic official said.
Firefighters doused the blaze by 3.50 am on Sunday, the official said.
The cause of the fire was not yet known.
