{
  "id": 14423487,
  "title": "Beed: 13 Acres Of Sugarcane Gutted In 2 Parli Fire Incidents",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/beed-13-acres-of-sugarcane-gutted-in-2-parli-fire-incidents",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T09:43:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/beed-13-acres-of-sugarcane-gutted-in-2-parli-fire-incidents"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Beed's Parli Vaijnath tehsil, 13 acres of sugarcane were completely destroyed in two separate fires on Monday. The incidents hit farmers hard, as their crops were just days away from harvest. The fires, believed to have been caused by electrical issues, have left affected farmers facing significant financial losses.\n\nThe first blaze occurred in the Sirsala area, where a snapped wire connected to a distribution transformer fell into fields, igniting a fire that ravaged nine acres of sugarcane. Five acres were lost by five brothers from Pimpri - Shankar Dhanu Rathod, Vaman Dhanu Rathod, Papa Dhanu Rathod, Bali Dhanu Rathod, and Dattatraya Dhanu Rathod. Two acres also vanished from the fields of Sudam Mane and Arvind Prakash More in the Govardhan area.\n\nAnother incident took place on October 10, when four acres of standing sugarcane were burnt in Nagapur village, Parli tehsil. Arvind Sudhakar Aghav, whose land fell under survey group number 372, bore the brunt of the loss. Locals claim this is the third sugarcane fire in the region within a span of eight days, fueling anger among farmers. They hold Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) responsible for the maintenance of electricity infrastructure, which they believe contributed to these incidents. The repeated fires have intensified farmers' concerns about electrical faults posing risks to standing crops, especially during the crucial harvesting season.",
  "summary": "Beed: Standing sugarcane spread across 13 acres was reduced to ashes in two separate fire incidents in Parli Vaijnath tehsil on Monday, dealing a major financial blow to farmers whose crops were ready for harvest. The fires, reported from the Sirsala and Nagapur areas, were allegedly triggered by electrical sparking and a short circuit involving power infrastructure. The incidents have sparked…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}