Two among 9 injured Ayyappa devotees succumb to burn injuries in Hubballi
The Hindu
They were among nine Ayyappa devotees who had suffered injuries in a fire caused due to LPG leakage in a temple in Hubballi on December 23.
Two among the nine Ayyappa devotees who were being treated at KMC-RI Hospital in Hubballi after being injured in a fire mishap, succumbed to their injuries on December 26.
The doctors of KMC-RI Hospital gave the names of the deceased as Nijalingappa Bepuri (58) of Ingalahalli and Sanjay Savadatti (18) of Hubballi. They were among nine Ayyappa devotees who had suffered injuries in a fire caused due to LPG leakage in a temple in Hubballi on December 23.
On getting the news, Karnataka’s Labour and district in-charge Minister Santosh Lad, who was in Belagavi for the AICC event in Belagavi, rushed to Hubballi to console the family members.
Accompanied by the Deputy Commissioner and other officials, the Minister met the family members, consoled them and informed them that the Chief Minister had announced a compensation of ₹5 lakh each to the families of the deceased.
Mr. Lad said that there was improvement in the health of the 11-year-old boy. Expert doctors from Bengaluru were assisting the doctors at KMC-RI in providing advanced treatment to the remaining seven Ayyappa devotees.
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