India, Oct. 15 -- A fresh incident in Maharashtra seemed to have fuelled the ongoing language row on Tuesday, as a non-Marathi woman vendor allegedly tried to set herself on fire during a heated tiff with Marathi-speaking vendors over setting up stalls in light of the festive season in Thane's Dombivli town.

But the woman was quickly saved by bystanders and civil officials when the incident occurred on Tuesday, news agency PTI reported, citing officials.

The dispute on the Gupte Road led to a brief stand-off and required the intervention of civil officials as well as local leaders, who stepped in to restore calm in the situation.

A group of Marathi women had secured official permission from the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KD...