BENGALURU: A-55-year-old woman succumbed to burn wounds while her daughter sustained severe injuries after an accidental fire broke out inside their Malleswaram residence on Tuesday afternoon.
The deceased, M Mary, was a resident of Srirampura. Her daughter M Priya has been shifted to Victoria hospital and is in critical condition, police said. Mary was self employed while Priya works with a private company. Only Mary and Priya lived in the small house as Mary's husband Manivannan had died a few years ago. On Tuesday, a few relatives had come to the house to take part in a ceremony related to Mary's brother-in-law, who had died a while ago.
Preliminary probe revealed Mary was standing near the gas stove when her sari accidentally caught fire. "It was in flames as she ran out. Before the family members could douse the fire, she succumbed. Priya, who was with Mary, too suffered injuries," police said.
Blaze in tech firm Materials inside a software firm were gutted in an accidental fire on Tuesday afternoon. The incident occurred on the eighth floor of NCC Urban Windsor complex on Ballari Road and six fire tenders were pressed into service. No casualties were reported in the incident.
"The fire was doused after more than four hours. But thick plumes of smoke were visible till Tuesday night," a fire and emergency services staffer said.
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