Death toll in Hubbali fire incident rises to 3 as one more Ayyappa devotee succumbs to injuries

HUBBALLI: The death toll in the fire incident in  Hubbali has increased to three as one more Ayyappa Maladharis (devotees of Lord Ayyappa) succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment.

Six Ayyappa devotees, who sustained injuries in the fire incident, are currently undergoing treatment at Karnataka Medical College and Research Institute.

According to the police, the deceased were identified as Vinita (56), Anoop (29) and Basavaraj (40). The injured were shifted to hospital.

ಹುಬ್ಬಳ್ಳಿಯ ಉಣಕಲ್‌ನ ಅಚ್ಚವ್ವ ಕಾಲೋನಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದಿದ್ದ ಗ್ಯಾಸ್ ಸಿಲಿಂಡರ್ ಸ್ಫೋಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಗಾಯಗೊಂಡಿದ್ದ ಒಂಬತ್ತು ಅಯ್ಯಪ್ಪ ಮಾಲಾಧಾರಿಗಳ ಪೈಕಿ ಇಬ್ಬರು ಇಂದು ಸಾವಿಗೀಡಾಗಿದ್ದು, ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ @siddaramaiah ಅವರು ಮೃತರ ಕುಟುಂಬಕ್ಕೆ ತಲಾ 5 ಲಕ್ಷ ರೂಪಾಯಿ ಪರಿಹಾರ ಘೋಷಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ಮೃತ ಅಯ್ಯಪ್ಪ ಮಾಲಾಧಾರಿಗಳನ್ನು ನಿಂಗಪ್ಪ ಬೇಪಾರಿ… pic.twitter.com/V7GVPxsZhT

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Home Minister G Parameshwara visited the injured at the hospital. He said that the fire incident occurred due to a cooking gas explosion. In a post on X, Parameshwara said that he would request compensation for the victims from the Chief Minister’s relief fund.

Meanwhile, in another incident, three people died and nine were injured after a collision between a sugarcane-loaded truck, a tour travel vehicle and a bike near Gobbur village in Kalaburagi district in the State on Wednesday.

Kalaburagi Superintendent of Police, A Srinivasulu visited the accident spot to inspect for the cause of the accident. (ANI)