印度一處住家遭眼鏡蛇闖入,一家人決定焚燒牛糞,試圖用煙霧把蛇趕出去,沒想到蛇還沒趕跑,房子卻先起火。
《今日印度》報道,事發在北方邦班達(Banda),有居民發現一條眼鏡蛇闖入家中,於是焚燒牛糞,試圖用煙霧把蛇驅趕,未料竟把房子燒了,發生一場嚴重火災,火勢迅速蔓延,短短幾分鐘內,家裡的現金、珠寶和糧食都化為灰燼。
A family's attempt to drive away a cobra from their home with smoke by burning cow dung led to a fire breaking out at their house, reducing all their belongings to ashes within minutes. https://t.co/gkodlT8UqO
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當地警方和消防局接獲消息後,立刻派人前往現場救災,並成功控制火勢。報導指出,屋主名為拉伊庫瑪爾(Rajkumar),目前在德里當工人,他和妻子以及5名孩子住在這間房子內,當地稅務局預估這場火災的損失至少10萬盧比(約9400元港幣),其中包含拉伊庫瑪爾一家人畢生的積蓄與財產。