1 more killed in Uttarakhand forest fire; death toll rises to 5

A 65-year-old woman died in AIIMS Rishikesh on Sunday where she was admitted after suffering burn injuries while trying to douse a forest fire that had reached her farm in Uttarakhand's Pauri, officials said. With this, the total number of deaths due to the forest fire rose to five. On Saturday, a 28-year-old woman succumbed to her burn injuries.

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