A ward volunteer sustained severe burns as he rescued 10 people from 3 burning houses in Rompicherla village in Repalle Mandal, Andhra Pradesh, as per a report in The New Indian Express.??
The cause of the fire was a short circuit in one house which then spread to 2 others. It happened in Mondivari Bazar. B Siva Krishna was passing by and ran in to save whoever needed assistance. Neighbours tried to put out the flames with buckets of water but ultimately could not stop the houses from being gutted.
He showed good judgement by removing the LPG cylinders from the houses to prevent them from bursting. While helping those stranded inside come out, he had severe burns and was rushed to a local hospital.?
Narasaraopet MLA Gopireddy Srinivas Reddy visited him in the hospital and hailed his bravery. He has promised to bear his medical expenses.?
The 3 families will get Rs 20,000 compensation. Reportedly there has been property damage worthy Rs 3 lakh.
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