Hoshiarpur: Gurdeep Singh: A fire broke out in a house on 24th April in the Gautam Nagar area of Hoshiarpur. 5 labourers were badly scorched who were painting the house. All of them were referred to PGI Chandigarh.
2 of them died during the treatment. Deceased have been identified as Jagjit Kumar s/o Ram Dass r/o Chhauni Kalan and Suraj Kumar Mittal r/o Sahri.
The condition of 3 others is still critical.
Union MoS Vijay Sampla and Political Secretary of CM, Tikshan Sood condoled the death of Jagjit Kumar and Suraj Kumar Mittal.
Mr. Tikshan Sood informed that the chief minister Parkash Singh Badal has issued an ex-gratia of Rs. 1 Lakh to the families of the deceased and Rs. 50,000 to the injured.