Forest officials being treated in Bengaluru
The Hindu
Two official suffered serious injuries in a forest fire on Thursday
The Forest Department staff members, who were injured in a forest fire on Thursday, have been admitted to St. John’s Hospital in Bengaluru.
Manjunath, Deputy Range Forest Officer and Sundaresh, Forest Guard, suffered serious injuries while they were attempting to douse a forest fire near Manibagti Temple near Kadumane Estate in Sakleshpur.
Deputy Conservator of Forests, Hassan, K. Harish, informed the media that both were receiving treatment in the intensive care unit.
Sakleshpur MLA H.K. Kumaraswamy and senior officers of the Forest Department, on Friday, visited the hospital and enquired about the health status of the officials.
Two forest watchers, Tungesh and Mahesh, who suffered minor injuries, are being treated at Sparsh Hospital in Hassan.
The Forest Department staff carried the seriously injured in a ‘doli’ for a long distance in the forest area on Thursday, before shifting them to hospital by ambulance.
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