The deceased couple’s severely injured younger son Srikant Behera and his wife Swapna Behera are still battling for life at the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack.
The couple's two sons and a daughter-in-law have been shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack after their condition deteriorated.
As per reports, the mishap took place when they were inside the house. A fire broke out and engulfed the house leaving them critically injured.
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Luckily, the sarpanch and his family members evaded the attack as they had gone to attend a relative's function last night.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Sourabh Tripathi had said that primary information indicated that the fire started on the 15th floor and spread upward to the 19th floor, which was affected the most.
The MFB managed to rescue at least 23 injured persons from the inferno that raged in the top three floors, and the firemen continued to battle the blaze in the afternoon.
On being alerted, 13 fire engines and seven water jetties were rushed to the building to douse the fire, which was tagged as level-3 (major). At present, the firefighters covered the blaze from all sides, he said.
Doctors at the Bhatia Hospital said that of the 15 injured persons who were brought there, 12 have been admitted to the general ward. The condition of three others is critical and they are being treated in the intensive care unit (ICU), he added.
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Victims were found in stairways on every floor of the building, many in cardiac arrest.
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A massive fire broke out at a garment store in Biramitrapur area of Odisha’s Sundargarh district late night on Sunday (Dec 26).
A major fire had broken out at a house in Khaiparasi village under Dhenkanal’s Parjang Police Station Limits in which a father-son duo had sustained critical injuries.
Haldia Refinery is undertaking shutdown and maintenance of various major units and the fire broke out at around 3 pm at the motor spirit quality (MSQ) unit.
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