Housewife sustains 100 pc burnsA 20-year-old housewife sustained severe burns when her saree caught fire while she was preparing tea at her in-laws' house at 11.45 on Wednesday night. Savitri was wearing a polyester saree which clung to her body on catching fire, inflicting 100 per cent burns. Savitri was rushed to the hospital and her condition is stated to be critical.Her husband Shailendra, a watchman, was present in his parents' house situated in in the Bapa Nagar area of central Delhi, when the incident occurred. He apparently rushed forward to save her and burnt his hands in the process. Though the police do not suspect any foul play, an SDM enquiry would be initiated into the matter as the couple had been married only two years.House collapse: 1 dead, 6 hurtA labourer was killed and six others injured when a three-storeyed building near Jama Masjid collapsed on Thursday evening. The third storey of the building was under construction. More than 10 labourers were living inside the premises. ``Around 8.30 p.m., there was a loud noise and we rushed out to see the building reduced to rubble,'' said neighbour Asim Begh.Rescue work was delayed as the only way to reach the building was through a congested lane where not more than one person can walk cross at a time. However, before the fire department officials reached the spot, the residents had started rescue operations. The residents tried to clear the area, brick by brick, pulling out the injured labourers one after the other.The injured were rushed to LNJP hospital. The rescue operations were on till late in the night and the policemen did not rule out the possibility of a rise in the number of casualties. Immediate neighbours were asked to vacate their homes as the rescue workers suspected that the collapse might have caused cracks in the adjacent buildings.
