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Homestay Horror: Woman Engulfed in Flames During BBQ
20 Sep
Summary
- A tourist was critically injured after a barbecue mishap at a Sittong homestay.
- Four individuals, including homestay owners, have been arrested following the incident.
- The incident occurred when lighter fluid was improperly used, causing a fire.
A serious accident occurred at a homestay in Sittong, Darjeeling district, leaving a woman critically injured. The incident took place during a barbecue when a worker, Nasiruddin, used a large amount of lighter fluid to intensify the flames. This action caused the fire to spread rapidly, engulfing Nikita, who was with her recently married husband, Souvik Das.
Souvik managed to extinguish the fire and rushed his wife to a private nursing home in Siliguri for treatment. Following the incident, Souvik filed a complaint, leading to the arrest of four individuals. These include the homestay owners, Pawan Kumar Agarwal and Nehal Airan, along with the manager, Dipen Lama, and the worker, Nasiruddin. The arrested quartet were presented in court and remanded to four days of police custody.
The Himalayan Hospitality & Tourism Development Network has expressed concern, urging tourism establishments across the region to implement strict safety protocols for fire-related recreational activities. They emphasized the importance of caution, supervision, and emergency preparedness to ensure the continued safe growth of community-based and rural tourism in the Eastern Himalayas.
