Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has expressed deep grief over the death of four forest workers. He has directed to give an ex-gratia amount of Rs 10 lakh each to the relatives of the deceased.
उत्तराखंड: जंगल की आग बुझाने गए 4 वनकर्मियों की झुलसकर मौत, 4 घायल, सीएम धामी ने किया मुआवजे का ऐलान
Four people who went to extinguish the fire in the Binsar forest of Uttarakhand were scorched to death. At the same time, four others have been injured, the injured were admitted to the hospital for treatment. Doctors treating the injured say that one injured has suffered about 80 percent burns. Whereas, others have suffered about 45 percent burns.
It is said that those who died in the fire in the Binsar forest include forest department fire watchers and PRD personnel.x
According to the departmental employee, the fire was reported at around 3 pm on Thursday afternoon. The team reached the spot as soon as the information was received. Suddenly a strong gust of wind came. Before anyone could understand anything, eight people were scorched. Four people died and four others were seriously injured. The government vehicle was badly damaged in the accident.
At the same time, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has expressed deep grief over the death of four forest workers. He has directed to give an ex-gratia amount of Rs 10 lakh each to the relatives of the deceased. The Chief Minister said that the four other scorched forest workers should be immediately airlifted and sent to Haldwani Base Hospital. The Chief Minister said that this incident is very heart-wrenching and in this hour of grief, the entire Uttarakhand government stands with the relatives of the forest workers.
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