Fire mishap at Jigani factory: heavy loss reported
Bengaluru: A fire mishap took place at a paint factory located on the outskirts of the city in Jigani Industrial area.
The fire broke out at the Colour Tech Products Pvt Ltd factory located at the industrial area in Jigani, due to which goods worth several lakhs of rupees were gutted. Fortunately no casualty took place. It has been suspected that a short circuit might have led to the incident.
Four fire tenders rushed to the spot and doused the fire after four hours of operation. The Jigani police visited the spot and carried out the investigation.
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Four killed, one critically injured as tractor-trolley collides with bike in UP's Kaushambi
Kaushambi (UP) (PTI): Four people were killed and another man was critically injured after a tractor-trolley collided head-on with a motorcycle near a village here on Thursday, police said.
Five people were riding on a single motorcycle when the accident took place at around 9 pm near Arka village in the Karari area, they said.
The deceased were identified as Rahul (14), Akash Saroj (25), Aman (22) and Chhotu (20), while Vikas Kaithwal (18) sustained critical injuries. All the victims were residents of Dhanpara village.
The victims were taken to the district hospital, where doctors declared four of them dead. The injured person is undergoing treatment, police said.
Following the accident, the driver fled with the tractor, leaving the trolley behind, they said.
Police are now examining CCTV footage along the route taken by the motorcycle riders.
The Circle Officer of Manjhanpur has been asked to probe the functioning of police pickets and Police Response Vehicles deployed on the route, a senior police official said.
The families of the deceased have been informed, and post-mortem examinations are being conducted, he added.
