Udupi: Woman dies after her saree catches fire from lamp lit during puja


Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (MS)

Udupi, Aug 1: A woman died when she was lighting the lamp for puja in the prayer room as the nylon saree she was wearing caught fire.

Rukmini (80), a resident of Ambalpady is the unfortunate victim of this incident. On July 28, she lit lamp at the prayer room. When she was removing the burnt incense sticks, the light of lamp caught her nylon saree. Within no time the fire spread to the whole body.


Udupi city police station (file photo)

Though Rukmini was rushed to Manipal hospital for treatment, she succumbed to her injuries.

A case in this connection is registered in Udupi city police station.

 

 

 

  

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  • Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai

    Mon, Aug 01 2022

    RIP! The issue here was that nylon is highly inflammable and engulfs the clothing very fast; it's burnt residue also sticks to the skin! Hence people working near open flames should ensure that they compulsorily wear cotton or natural fibre clothes and totally avoid clothes made of nylon or any other synthetic material!!

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  • Rachna Upadhyay, Mangalore

    Mon, Aug 01 2022

    Sounds fishy, extremely unfortunately incident.

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  • John, Mangalore

    Mon, Aug 01 2022

    Through investigation needed, lamp fire hardly kills

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  • Cynthia, Dk

    Mon, Aug 01 2022

    Om shanth Ma....

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  • srj, mangalore

    Mon, Aug 01 2022

    very sad. RIP. But this could happen when lighting candles also....just saying

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  • Sense_shetty, Mangalore

    Mon, Aug 01 2022

    I had friend who would tell me this king of stories .. I knew his meanness behind those stories . Fire will burn you if it is from candle ,deepa or a dhondhi ..or the sun itself . Om Shanthi to the departed soul

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  • real kujuma, kodial

    Mon, Aug 01 2022

    RIP to the woman....but so far we have never heard that someone caught fire because of lighting candles...it is almost always this kind of incident only...

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  • Rita, Germany

    Mon, Aug 01 2022

    real kujuma kodial,dear kujuma ,sometimes things happen we cant believe ,but happen.Here too the same .Lady was 80years old,not quick when mishap happen ,to run out or call someone .Her saree got fire.She must have not reacted fast or couldnt free herself.Takes time till someone comes and help.May her soul rest in peace.

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