Seven persons were killed and 23 others injured when a tree fell on a tin shed under which people were standing in a temple premises after heavy wind and rains in Maharashtra’s Akola district, local administration said on Monday.
The incident took place at around 7.30 pm on Sunday at Babuji Maharaj temple located in Paras village under Balapur taluka when the people had gathered for the ‘maha aarti’, Akola Collector Nima Arora said.
State Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis expressed grief over the incident and said the government will provide a compensation to the families of the deceased.
