Port Louis, Mauritius:
Six pilgrims died in Mauritius on Sunday when a hearth broke out throughout a spiritual ritual to mark a Hindu pageant, police stated.
The blaze erupted when a wood and bamboo cart displaying collectible figurines of Hindu deities caught fireplace after coming into contact with uncovered electrical wires, police commissioner Anil Kumar Dip stated on nationwide tv.
“The accident claimed six victims and left seven injured, including one who is in serious condition,” he stated.
The pilgrims had been travelling on foot to the Grand Bassin lake, which is deemed sacred by the east African island nation’s Hindu group, forward of the Shivaratri pageant on March 8.
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