Forest guard who sustained burn injuries in Sakleshpur forest fire dies at Bengaluru hospital
Sakleshpur: A forest guard who had been admitted to a private hospital in Bengaluru after he suffered burn injuries in a forest fire in the Western Ghat region of the taluk died on Saturday at the hospital.
The forest guard, Sundaresh, a resident of Theerthahalli, had sustained critical burn injuries during a fire incident in the forests of Moorkannu Gudda on Thursday afternoon. His colleagues from the Forest Department Manjunath, Thungesh, and Mahesh had also sustained injuries in the mishap.
The injured officials were taken to a local hospital for first aid before being admitted to the district hospital for further treatment. Sundaresh and Manjunath were shifted to a private hospital in Bengaluru looking at the extent of their injuries.
Sundaresh, however, failed to respond to the treatment and died at the Bengaluru hospital.
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3.7 magnitude tremor hits Palghar in Maharashtra; no casualty
Palghar (PTI): A tremor of 3.7 magnitude jolted Maharashtra's Palghar district early Monday morning, officials said.
There was no report of any casualty or property damage, they said.
The tremor was recorded at 4.35 am in Dahanu taluka, district disaster management cell chief Vivekanand Kadam said citing an official report.
People in Bordi, Dapchari and Talasari areas of the taluka felt the tremor early in the morning, he said.
The district has experienced occasional tremors in the past.
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