The accident was caused by a gas cylinder blast. (Representational)
Hubballi:
One more Ayyappa devotee who had sustained burns in a cylinder blast occurred here died on Sunday morning, taking the death count to six, police said.
Manjunath Waghmore (22), who died on Sunday, was among the nine Ayyappa devotees who sustained burns in a fire accident that occurred in the room where they were staying on December 24, police said. The accident was caused by a gas cylinder blast.
They were all rushed to the hospital and six of them died including Wagmore.
Police on Saturday night said that fifth Ayyappa devotee Shankar Chavan had died. Prakash Baraker, Tejeswar Satare, Vinayak Baraker are undergoing treatment in the hospital.
These devotees were planning to go to Ayyappa temple in Kerala together but tragedy struck them, killing six of them.
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