72-yr-old dies as lit diya sparks fire in high-rise
Mumbai, March 23 -- A lit diya that fell from her hand claimed the life of a 72-year-old woman in a residential building in Goregaon East on Sunday evening, officials said.
The victim was identified as Indu Tarkeshawar Singh, a resident of a sixth floor flat in the 24-storey Lakshya Chandi Building in Gokuldham Colony. Chief fire officer Ravindra Ambulgekar said, "The senior citizen lit a diya and it fell from her hand. The curtains caught fire first. She came out of the room but re-entered her home to douse the fire in a state of shock." P4...
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