Two burn victims who were injured in a fire mishap at Bag-e-Bustee in Kadma on December 21 died at the Tata Main Hospital's burn care unit on Thursday.
While four-year-old boy Mangal lohar died at the hospital past midnight, a 45-year-old woman, lalita lohar died this morning. Both, Mangal and lalita who were close relatives had sustained sever burn injuries. While the child had sustained 70 percent burns, lalita who was his grand-mother had sustained 75 percent burns.
The police have recovered both the bodies and sent them to the MGM Medical College mortuary for post-mortem on the statement made by Karmi lohar, mother of the four-year-old boy.
On the day of mishap the victim who died in the fire was identified as Amla lohar (60). Those who are seriously burnt were identified as Mangal lohar (4) and lalita lohar (25). Both the two burnt victims were rushed to the Tata Main Hospital's burn care unit.
According to information, three goats were also burnt and as many lPG cylinders, which caused the fire to spread rapidly across the slum — Bag-e-Bustee. About 40 houses were gutted in the fire which broke out at around 3 pm. As the news spread fire tenders from Tata Steel and Golmuri-based Jharkhand fire station rushed to the spot, but the fire was so vast that it engulfed one after another house in few minutes. Five fire-tenders were pressed into service to control the fire.
The fire had triggered after lalita set herself on fire following a quarrel with her husband Sonaram lohar at their tiled house in Bag-e-Bustee. After setting herself on fire, lalita had entered into the house casuing the fire to spread in the house.
OC, Kadma police station, Binod Paswan said they had registered a case against Sonaram lohar and his wife lalita.
"We have made Sonaram lohar and wife lalita accused in the fire mishap because after they had fought between themselves, leading the woman to set herself on fire that the fire mishap took place," said Paswan.
Earlier, State’s Food and Civil Supplies Minister Saryu Roy had announced a compensation of Rs15,000 per family from his fund for repair of burnt houses in Kadma-Sonari marine drive under Kadma police station area.