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Deepavali festival: 14 injured while bursting crackers, treated at K.R. Hospital OPD

November 11, 2026

Mysuru: As many as 14 persons, including an 8-year-old girl, who sustained minor injuries to their eyes and skin were treated as out-patients at K.R. Hospital in city on Nov. 8, 9 and 10.

While eight-year-old Pranathi and 11-year-old Siddique were treated on Nov. 8, 22-year-old Nitish Kumar, 18-year-old Faizan and 13-year-old Parikshith were treated on Nov. 9. Nine persons were treated as out-patients for minor injuries yesterday.

K.R. Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr. Shobha, speaking to Star of Mysore, said that all the injured were treated in the Out-Patient Department and added that no one were admitted as in-patients.

A 10-bed facility for patients and their caretakers has been established at the Burns Ward in the Hospital besides keeping a Ward ready in the Ophthalmology Department, she said.

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