Hot fly ash claims life of woman in Raigarh, safety lapses

Raigarh | Correspondent: A 60-year-old woman, grazing cattle in the Bhupdevpur police station area of ​​Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, fell into a pile of hot ash and suffered severe burns. She died during treatment.

The deceased, Jhulamti Rathiya, a resident of Dongadhkel, had taken her cows to graze near Jindal's ash dumping yard on the morning of February 9th. While grazing, the cows climbed onto a pile of hot fly ash. The woman ran after them to remove them, but in the process, slipped and fell into the hot ash. The accident left her severely burned.

Local villagers immediately rushed her to the district hospital, where she underwent treatment for several days. However, the burn injuries were so severe that she could not survive and died during treatment.

Upon receiving information about the incident, the City Kotwali police registered a case and began an investigation. Police are investigating the circumstances of the accident, which also raises questions about the dumping yard's security arrangements.