Kodagu: Ten-year-old tusker found dead in pond of coffee estate
Madikeri: A tusker met a tragic end by accidentally drowning in the pond of a coffee estate near Jelladaya Ammathi in Kodagu. The incident came to light on Thursday morning.
The ten year old male elephant is suspected to have fallen into the pond, two days ago, while drinking water. As the pond is quite deep, the elephant couldn't climb back to the bank. The labourers of the estate, who visited the pond on Thursday morning, found the floating carcass and immediately reported the incident to the forest officials.
District Forest Officer (DFO) Jagannath, Assistant Conservator of Forest (ACF) Gopal, Range Forest Officer (RFO) Shivaram, wildlife veterinary specialist Dr Chettiyappa and staff visited the spot to conduct an investigation. The carcass of the jumbo was fished out of water and the remains were cremated after an autopsy.
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13 suffer from suffocation after fire in Mumbai building; around 90 rescued
Mumbai (PTI): Thirteen persons suffered from suffocation after a fire broke on the ground floor of a seven-storey building in Mumbai's Ghatkopar area in the wee hours of Saturday, an official said.
The blaze erupted at 1.35 am in Shanti Sagar Building located in Ramabai Colony of Pantnagar in Ghatkopar east and around 90 residents were rescued from there, the fire brigade official said.
"The fire broke out in the electric meter room on the ground floor. It remained confined to the wiring and other installations there. Due to the fire, smoke engulfed the entire building," he said.
"Eighty to ninety persons stranded on different floors were rescued and brought down using the staircase before the fire was extinguished at 2.05 am. Thirteen persons suffered from suffocation due to the smoke, of whom 12 were admitted to a local hospital, while one was discharged after treatment at the OPD section there," he added.
Of the injured persons, nine are females, the official said, adding that the cause behind the blaze is being ascertained.
