<p>A young army doctor died at Siachen Glacier on Wednesday while rescuing three of his fellow soldiers from an ammunition dump fire near his bunker.</p>.<p>The fire incident occurred at 3 am, and the officer sustained serious burn injuries. Three other personnel, including a Lt Col rank officer, inhaled noxious smoke and suffered from second-degree burns. They had been safely air-evacuated for further treatment and their conditions were stable, sources said.</p>.<p>However, regimental medical officer Captain Anshuman Singh from the Army Medical Corps, an alumnus of Armed Forces Medical College, died from serious burn injuries.</p>.<p>A short circuit is possibly the cause of the accident, but there is no official word.</p>.<p>“In a fire accident at Siachen Glacier, Capt Anshuman, a medical officer, lost his life while trying to save his soldiers. Such is the bravery of young leaders. His father, Subedar R P Singh said that despite his loss, he was proud that his son was a braveheart,” tweeted Lt Gen Satish Dua (retd), former chief of the Integrated Defence Staff.</p>.<p>Soldiers deployed at Siachen Glacier – the world’s highest battlefield – often have to deal with extremely harsh climates and associated medical and logistical problems.</p>.<p>In the last three decades, India lost close to 1,000 lives in Siachen and the majority of them died due to harsh climatic conditions and the challenging terrain of the 76 km-long glacier.</p>.<p>Nevertheless, around 3,000 soldiers are being deployed on the glacier where temperatures can drop to minus 60 degrees in winter, throughout the year as India dominates all the strategically important heights. Both Indian and Pakistani troops suffer casualties at Siachen due to avalanches every year.</p>
<p>A young army doctor died at Siachen Glacier on Wednesday while rescuing three of his fellow soldiers from an ammunition dump fire near his bunker.</p>.<p>The fire incident occurred at 3 am, and the officer sustained serious burn injuries. Three other personnel, including a Lt Col rank officer, inhaled noxious smoke and suffered from second-degree burns. They had been safely air-evacuated for further treatment and their conditions were stable, sources said.</p>.<p>However, regimental medical officer Captain Anshuman Singh from the Army Medical Corps, an alumnus of Armed Forces Medical College, died from serious burn injuries.</p>.<p>A short circuit is possibly the cause of the accident, but there is no official word.</p>.<p>“In a fire accident at Siachen Glacier, Capt Anshuman, a medical officer, lost his life while trying to save his soldiers. Such is the bravery of young leaders. His father, Subedar R P Singh said that despite his loss, he was proud that his son was a braveheart,” tweeted Lt Gen Satish Dua (retd), former chief of the Integrated Defence Staff.</p>.<p>Soldiers deployed at Siachen Glacier – the world’s highest battlefield – often have to deal with extremely harsh climates and associated medical and logistical problems.</p>.<p>In the last three decades, India lost close to 1,000 lives in Siachen and the majority of them died due to harsh climatic conditions and the challenging terrain of the 76 km-long glacier.</p>.<p>Nevertheless, around 3,000 soldiers are being deployed on the glacier where temperatures can drop to minus 60 degrees in winter, throughout the year as India dominates all the strategically important heights. Both Indian and Pakistani troops suffer casualties at Siachen due to avalanches every year.</p>
