Bhubaneswar: A man from Odisha, who lived in Gurugram, succumbed to burn injuries while undergoing treatment at Safdarjung hospital in the nation’s capital.The deceased was identified as Jagabandhu Behera (47) of Kandad village in Balasore district.
According to sources, the fire mishap occurred following leakage in the LPG cylinder on November 12. While Jagabandhu sustained 60 % burn injuries, his son Bijay received 40% burn injuries in the mishap.
Though attempts were made to admit them at the Civil hospital in the Gurugram area, they were denied treatment here. Following this, the victim’s friends rushed them to Safdarjung hospital.
While Bijay is currently undergoing treatment at the hospital, Jagabandhu succumbed to his injuries this morning.
Notably, the father-son duo was staying at a rented house in Narsinghpur in Gurugram. The mishap occurred on November 12 while Jagabandhu along with his son woke up early to celebrate Kartik Purnima when the house caught fire triggered from the spark of a match stick.
Prasanta Patnaik