In a major fire that broke out at a cracker warehouse at Aladakatti village in Haveri district on Tuesday, three workers were charred to death and three, including a woman residing next to the warehouse, have been admitted in hospital.
The deceased have been identified as 45-year-old Dyamappa Olekar, 28-year-old Ramesh Barik and 28-year-old Shivalinga Akki of Katenahalli village who worked at the house. The bodies were charred.
And, 32-year-old Wasim Shafi Ahmed of Tegginkeri in Harihar taluk, who had come for welding work, reportedly jumped out of the building from the first floor to escape from the fire. He was found unconscious with a broken backbone.
