Woman succumbs
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 11 2020:
A 36-year-old woman succumbed to burn injuries and her husband has been admitted at RIMS hospital with third degree burns today.
The deceased woman has been identified as Monika while her husband has been identified as Md Islamuddin @ Sunil Shah of Hatta Andha Khula.
The husband suffered third degree burn and is in critical condition, said sources.
According to locals, the two were caught in a fire at around 6 pm inside a welding shop located on the ground floor of a building, opposite OCI Building Hatta Maning Leikai, owned by one Sikender of Major Khul.
The two were rushed to JNIMS hospital with major burn injuries.
While the woman was declared brought dead, her husband was referred to RIMS hospital for further treatment.
According to locals, it is said that the deceased woman was the second wife of Md Islamuddin.
Besides the casualty and injury, an estimate of the properties damaged is not known yet and police are yet to ascertain the exact cause of the fire.
The woman's body is being kept at JNIMS morgue for post mortem.