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20 injured in Durga puja tent collapse in Tripura | At least 20 persons, including children and women, were
injured when a makeshift Durga puja tent collapsed due to strong wind here last
night. The incident took place when the tent was full of devotees who had come
to seek blessings from Goddess Durga at the end of the Durga Puja festival. According
to the eyewitnesses, hundreds of people were inside the tent, which was a replica
of Mumbai's Taj Hotel tragedy, the site of terror attacks, when the bamboo scaffolding
collapsed. Many people were trapped under the debris. They were rescued by the
residents and the police. The injured were rushed to the GB Panth Memorial Hospital.
"All of a sudden the pandal started falling. I was inside along with hundred of
other people. Many fell under the bamboo scaffolding," said Gauri, an eyewitness.
According to the police, ten women, five men and five children were injured in
the mishap. "The figure which we have got, include ten female, five male and five
children. All the injuries appear to me simple in nature," said Bijoy Nag, Deputy
Superintendent of Police. Meanwhile, disaster management team had reached the
spot and search operation was still underway to rescue if anyone was still trapped
under the debris. |
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