Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Jana Sena Party chief Pawan Kalyan's younger son, Mark Shankar, was injured in a fire accident at his school in Singapore, the party said in a statement on Monday. The incident left Mark with burns on his hands and legs. He also suffered lung complications due to smoke inhalation and is currently under medical care at a hospital in Singapore, the statement added.
Despite the incident, Kalyan said he would go ahead with his scheduled visit to Kuridi village near Araku Valley. “I had assured the villagers I would meet them as planned, and I intend to complete the tour,” he said. The deputy CM noted that he would travel to Singapore immediately after finalising development programmes in the tribal region. Further updates on his son’s health are awaited.
Fire in school extinguished within 30 minutes
A private school in Singapore caught fire, according to a Facebook post by the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF). "Several people were seen on a ledge outside a third-floor unit. Construction workers and other bystanders used metal scaffolding and ladders to reach those trapped and helped bring many of them to safety," the SCDF said.
It added that emergency teams deployed a rescue ladder and a combined platform ladder to evacuate the remaining individuals stranded on the ledge. Meanwhile, firefighting teams moved to the second and third floors to tackle the blaze. The fire was extinguished within 30 minutes using three water jets.
(With inputs from PTI)
