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Elderly Ex-Nurse Dies in Village Health Centre Blaze
29 Sep
Summary
- A retired nurse died after a fire erupted at her residence.
- The fire started in the old Primary Health Centre building.
- Firefighters battled the blaze for hours before controlling it.
A devastating fire tragically ended the life of a retired Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM) in Arakot, Mori block, late on Monday. Parvati Jain, 75, who had been residing alone in the old Primary Health Centre building since her retirement, was trapped and succumbed to the flames.
Fire tenders from nearby areas in Uttarakhand and neighboring Himachal Pradesh were summoned to combat the intense blaze. Firefighters and police personnel engaged in a prolonged effort, battling the fire for hours before finally bringing it under control. Preliminary investigations suggest the fire may have originated from a wood-burning stove in Jain's room.
Jain, originally from Dehradun, was occasionally visited by a woman she considered a daughter. Her nephew has been informed and is en route from Dehradun to Arakot. The incident has cast a shadow over the quiet village.
