Mangaluru: In a heartbreaking update on the gas cylinder explosion that occurred on December 8 in Khandige, Manjanady village, a teenage girl has succumbed to her injuries, bringing the death toll to two.
Zuleikha Mahdiya, a class 9 student at Montepadavu Government School, passed away on December 26. The explosion had previously claimed the life of her mother, Khubra, on December 13.
The explosion occurred while the family was asleep, causing their house to catch fire. Khubra and her three children—Zuleikha Mahdiya, Maziya, and Mayiz—sustained severe injuries and were rushed to a private hospital in Deralakatte for treatment. Following Zuleikha’s death, her younger siblings, Maziya and Mayiz, are still receiving medical care.
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