Mirzapur, Dec. 12 -- A young man lost his life while attempting to extinguish a fire that broke out in a tractor-trolley loaded with straw in Atrauli Khurd village, police said on Friday.
According to local sources, the tractor driver was transporting a trolley full of straw from Bhudkuda village towards Imiliyachatti on Thursday afternoon. As the vehicle reached near Atrauli Khurd, the straw, stacked up to the top, came in contact with an overhead electrical wire. The resulting short circuit produced sparks that instantly ignited the straw.
Village resident Ashutosh Singh rushed forward to help and began dousing the flames. During the chaos, the driver detached the trolley from the tractor. The detached trolley became unstable, and as it...