Fire in Guwahati city, seven injured

STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI: As many as seven people, including two children, sustained burn injuries in a fire in Guwahati on Saturday. The incident took place at Bilpar in the Rehabari locality of Guwahati.

According to reports, the fire broke out following a cylinder explosion. Meanwhile, fire tenders were rushed to the spot after they received information. Rescue operations are still underway, according to reports.

The injured persons are in the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) where they are under treatment.

They have are Soma Das (53), Shankar Mallick (56), Mukul Moni Das (54), Sanjay Kar (46), Manjit Kar (10), Amarjeet Das (15) and Sanjay Malakar (43).

Doctors at GMCH said that the two children, Manjit Kar and Amarjeet Das, received maximum burn injuries with Kar sustaining 65-70 per cent mixed flame burns and Das receiving 70-75 per cent mixed flame burns.

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