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- A fire in a one-room tin-sheet house in Belagavi has killed six members of a family.
- Gajanan Rajaram Damone, 60, and his son Roshan died in a private hospital on Wednesday after suffering burn injuries.
- Four other victims, Sharada, Bharati, Priya and Ganga, died on the spot when the fire broke out around 2 a.m. while the family was asleep.
- Police suspect a refrigerator caught fire due to high-voltage current, and the family had stored paints and chemicals in the house, trapping everyone inside.
- The cause of the fire will be confirmed after a forensic team's report, which matters for preventing similar accidents in such cramped dwellings.
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- Findings of the Forensic Science Laboratory and Scene of Crime officers on the fire's cause
- Whether police pursue any action related to storage of paints and chemicals in the house
- Condition of the two persons rescued by neighbours during the fire
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Prakash Nikam
Police Commissioner
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“Gajanan Rajaram Damone, 60, and his son Roshan Gajanan died in a private hospital in the city. The other victims, Sharada, Bharati, Priya and Ganga, died on the spot”
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…The toll in the fire accident in Belagavi has risen to six, with two members of the family succumbing to burn injuries on Wednesday. “ Gajanan Rajaram Damone, 60, and his son Roshan Gajanan died in a private hospital in the city. The other victims, Sharada, Bharati, Priya and Ganga, died on the spot ,” Police Commissioner Prakash Nikam confirmed on Wednesday. “A team of Scene of Crime officers and the mobile Forensic Science Laboratory has visited the site to collect samples. Investigations have begun. The cause of…
Sanjay Narayan Damone
nephew of Gajanan
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“We heard our relatives screaming and ran to help them. But we could pull out only two persons. The rest were trapped in the raging fire. We then went out to call the Fire and Emergency Services personnel and the police”
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…and chemicals in his one-room tin-sheet house. Sanjay Damone, who lives in a tin shed next to the house, told investigators that the fire accident occurred at around 2 a.m. when all the family members were asleep. “ We heard our relatives screaming and ran to help them. But we could pull out only two persons. The rest were trapped in the raging fire. We then went out to call the Fire and Emergency Services personnel and the police ,” he said. Published - September 16, 2026 08:12 pm IST…
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