'Extremely painful': President Droupadi Murmu involves losing lives in Solapur Fire Incident | Today news

President Droupadi Murmu expressed her condolences about the loss of life in a factory fire in Solapur, Maharashtra. In a message shared on X, she offered prayers for the quick recovery of the injured in the flames, which took place on Sunday. “The news about the death of many people due to a factory fire in Solapur, Maharashtra, is extremely painful. I express my deepest condolences to all the robbed families and pray for the quick recovery of the injured,” President Murmu posted on X on Sunday. “Eight people, including three women and a child, died on Sunday in a massive fire in a factory in the Solapur district in Maharashtra,” Pti reported that officials were quoted. Preliminary reports indicate that an electrical short circuit set on fire at Central Textile Mills, located on Akkalkot Road in the Solapur Midc area, about 400 km from Mumbai. Among the victims, the factory owner, Haji Usman Hasanbhai Mansuri, was three of his family members including his one-and-a-half year-old grandson and four workers. The deceased individuals include the factory owner, Haji Usman Hasanbhai Mansuri (80) and three members of his family, namely his grandson Anas Hanif Masuri, 25, his wife Shifa Anas Mansuri, 20, and their one-and-a-half-year-old son Yusuf Mansuri. The bodies of the Mansuri family were found in the bedroom of a structure on the premises of the factory by Fire Brigade staff who had to take the wall apart to access. Brand tenders of the Solapur Municipal Corporation, Municipal Councils of Pandharpur and Akkalkot, MIDC and NTPC were mobilized to numb the fire. According to an official, more than a hundred water tankers were put into operation. “The flames were controlled at about 5pm, but it broke out again during the cool operation. It was uncovered at about 20:00,” he said. (With input of agencies)