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A 24-year-old Indian pupil successful the U.S. has died aft suffering terrible injuries successful a location fire, according to the Indian ngo here.
Sahaja Reddy Udumala was pursuing a Master’s grade successful Albany, New York.
The Consulate General of India successful New York said successful a station connected X connected Friday (December 5, 2025) (local time) that it is “deeply saddened by the untimely demise” of Udumala, who mislaid her beingness successful the location occurrence incidental successful Albany.
We are profoundly saddened by the untimely demise of Ms. Sahaja Reddy Udumala, an Indian national, who mislaid her beingness successful a location occurrence incidental successful Albany.
Our thoughts and heartfelt condolences to her household during this hard time. The Consulate is successful interaction with precocious Ms. Sahaja's…
“Our thoughts and heartfelt condolences to her household during this hard time,” the Consulate said, adding that it is successful interaction with Udumala’s household and is extending each imaginable assistance.
The Albany Police Department said successful a connection that its unit and the Albany Fire Department responded to the location occurrence connected the greeting of December 4. When they arrived astatine the scene, officers and firefighters recovered the residence afloat engulfed successful flames and learned that respective individuals were inactive wrong the home.
They were capable to find 4 big victims wrong the residence, who were treated connected country by exigency aesculapian unit earlier being transported to a hospital, wherever they are being treated for superior injuries. Two of the victims were aboriginal transferred to a aesculapian pain centre for further treatment.
“Tragically, the big pistillate unfortunate succumbed to her injuries she sustained successful the fire,” the constabulary section said.
It did not merchandise the victim’s sanction pending notification of kin but the deceased has been identified arsenic Udumala by her family.
A fundraiser has been launched by Udumala’s relative Rathna Gopu to assistance screen ceremonial and memorial expenses, repatriation and proscription arrangements, contiguous household enactment and further expenses resulting from the tragic accident.
“…our household experienced an unimaginable calamity erstwhile our beloved cousin, Sahaja Udumala, passed distant pursuing a devastating occurrence accident.
"Sahaja was conscionable 24 years old, a agleam and hardworking pupil pursuing her Master’s grade successful Albany, NY, with a aboriginal afloat of dreams, hope, and promise,” Ms. Gopu said connected the fundraiser.
Ms. Gopu added that Udumala sustained terrible pain injuries affecting astir 90% of her body.
“She struggled immensely, warring with each the spot she had. Despite each aesculapian efforts, her information continued to worsen, and she yet experienced implicit organ failure, starring to her passing this morning,” Ms. Gopu said, adding that Udumala was known for her kindness, determination, and the warmth she shared with everyone astir her.
“Losing her truthful abruptly has near our household devastated and facing unexpected affectional and fiscal hardships.” So far, implicit $109,000 person been raised done donations retired of the full magnitude of $120,000.
