Woman succumbs to burns after sanitiser catches fire

Nashik: A 24-year-old woman succumbed to her injuries on Friday, after the sanitiser she was holding caught fire from a lit candle at her residence in Mehboon Nagar, Wadalagaon on the night of July 20.
Indiranagar police registered a case of accidental death on Sunday. The victim has been identified as Razbiya Shahid Shaikh.
Police said they had investigated the case and had taken the victim’s statement before her demise.
Shaikh was spraying the sanitiser inside the house at around 11 pm when there was a power cut so she lit a candle in her tin shanty. The sanitiser came in contact with the flame and caught fire. The victim had suffered 90% burnss in the incident.
After She was taken to the Nashik civil hospital where she succumbed to the burn injuries. Her husband had also suffered burns on his hands and legs, and is undergoing treatment at the Nashik civil hospital.