"/>

          Death toll in India's forest fire rises to 17
          Source: Xinhua   2018-03-19 15:05:05

          NEW DELHI, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The death toll in last Sunday's forest fire in the southern state of Tamil Nadu has risen to 17, with three more critically injured trekkers succumbing to their burn injuries in the hospital in the past 24 hours, police said Monday.

          The massive fire broke out last Sunday evening when a group of nearly 40 people, mostly college students, went trekking in Kurangini hills in Tamil Nadu's Theni district, some 540 kms from state capital Chennai.

          While 10 people -- seven women and three men -- initially died in the fire, 30 others were rescued by Indian Air Force. "Of those rescued, some sustained severe burns. Seven of them have so far died during treatment at a government hospital," a senior police official said.

          Cops have already arrested a 30-year-old tour guide in connection with the fire. "The tour guide led the trekking group to the forest. He is being interrogated. Preliminary probe suggests that the group did not obtain required permission from authorities," he said.

          A probe is going on to ascertain the cause of the fire, the official said. "We will try to fix responsibility as soon as the investigation is over. Anyone guilty will not be spared," he added.

          Forest fires are uncommon in India.

          Editor: Lifang
          Related News
          Xinhuanet

          Death toll in India's forest fire rises to 17

          Source: Xinhua 2018-03-19 15:05:05
          [Editor: huaxia]

          NEW DELHI, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The death toll in last Sunday's forest fire in the southern state of Tamil Nadu has risen to 17, with three more critically injured trekkers succumbing to their burn injuries in the hospital in the past 24 hours, police said Monday.

          The massive fire broke out last Sunday evening when a group of nearly 40 people, mostly college students, went trekking in Kurangini hills in Tamil Nadu's Theni district, some 540 kms from state capital Chennai.

          While 10 people -- seven women and three men -- initially died in the fire, 30 others were rescued by Indian Air Force. "Of those rescued, some sustained severe burns. Seven of them have so far died during treatment at a government hospital," a senior police official said.

          Cops have already arrested a 30-year-old tour guide in connection with the fire. "The tour guide led the trekking group to the forest. He is being interrogated. Preliminary probe suggests that the group did not obtain required permission from authorities," he said.

          A probe is going on to ascertain the cause of the fire, the official said. "We will try to fix responsibility as soon as the investigation is over. Anyone guilty will not be spared," he added.

          Forest fires are uncommon in India.

          [Editor: huaxia]
          010020070750000000000000011100001370499651
          无码人妻一区二区三区四区av_亚洲精品911在线永久观看_精品一区二区国产在线观看_日韩不卡一区二区视频在线

                  亚洲欧洲日产韩国综合 | 视频在线色久火热精 | 欧美在线视频精品一区 | 熟女视频一区二区三区 | 亚洲国产aⅴ成人精品无吗 亚洲综合色自拍一区 | 午夜亚洲精品中文字幕 |