78-year-old woman killed in fire accident while cooking at home in Belagavi
Belagavi: An elderly woman, Supriya Bailoor (78), was killed in a fire that broke out reportedly when she was cooking at home in Narvekar Gully of the city on Wednesday night.
Khade Bazar Circle Inspector Shreeshaila Gabi and the fire brigade visited the spot. While the flames were successfully doused, the woman was found to have died.
In addition, several things in the house, including furniture, are said have been gutted due to the fire.
A case has been filed in the Khade Bazar Police Station. The officers are probing the incident.
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Fire in coach of New Delhi-Chennai express train; no casualty
Nagpur (PTI): A coach of the New Delhi-Chennai Grant Trunk Express caught fire in Maharashtra's Wardha district on Tuesday morning, railway officials said.
There were no casualties, they said.
Train 12616 New Delhi-Chennai (Tambaram) Grant Trunk Express left from Nagpur in the morning. While it was heading towards Sindi railway station in Wardha, smoke was detected in the last guard coach of the train at 11.09 am, Central Railway spokesperson Sanjay Muley told PTI.
The train was stopped on the Sindi-Tuljapur section, the affected coach was detached immediately, and the fire brigade was called, he said.
All passengers in the train and the coach concerned were safe, the official said.
The cause of the fire will be known after a detailed investigation.
The train will resume its journey in some time without the affected coach, the official added.
