Udupi: Load of timber destroyed, truck damaged in fire due to tyre blast in Kaup
Kaup: A truck transporting timber on National Highway 66 caught fire after one of its tyres blasted near Uliyaragoli Kotalakatte here on Friday morning.
The mishap occurred near the office of Bicco here. The tyre blasted when the truck was driving down the highway and gave rise to a fire. The flames then spread to the timber stacked up in the truck, which fuelled the fire, said sources.
The police who learned of the fire immediately informed the fire brigade. The staff of the brigade rushed to the area and doused the flames.
The truck is learned to have been damaged badly due to the fire mishap, and half the logs in the vehicle have been destroyed.
Kaup Police have registered a case and are conducting an investigation.
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Birsa Munda's great-grandson, injured in road accident, dies of cardiovascular failure in Ranchi
Ranchi (PTI): Tribal icon Birsa Munda's great-grandson Mangal Munda, who was undergoing treatment at a hospital here after being injured in a road accident, died of "cardiovascular failure" on Friday, an official of the health facility said.
He was 45.
Mangal Munda breathed his last at 12.30 am at the state's apex health facility - Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences.
Munda sustained severe head injuries after he fell from the roof of a passenger vehicle in Jharkhand's Khunti district on November 25.
"Birsa Munda's kin Mangal Munda died of cardiovascular failure around 12.30 am. He was on a ventilator after being critically injured. We tried our best to save him but failed," RIMS Medical Superintendent Dr Hiren Birua told PTI.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office, Union Health Minister JP Nadda and the Jharkhand Chief Minister's office were in touch with the RIMS authorities in connection with Munda's treatment.
