we must salute them said uday vijayan who lost his son akhil the nine victims of carlton towers will take rebirth as evergreen plants it was also a thanksgiving meet with survivors meeting doctors of manipal hospital who had healed them i have lost my son yes it was a unique gettogether on thursday at manipal hospital where friends and relatives of the carlton tragedy victims recalled that deadly tuesday exactly a year ago which took away their loved ones to firemen many of my relatives asked why fire personnel should be awarded when they did not save my only son salute it will also have a memorial stone but i dont agree akhil was fond of computers the place must remind everyone about the tragedy and create awareness at the same time said nitin dubey a member of beyond carlton he loved basketball benzie had jumped to death on that fateful day when fire engulfed the towers they are the real heroes i was one among the many who were stuck inside the building i am alive because of the efforts of that courageous man who i have not seen and so i am honouring the best of them said nitin dubey green memorial bangalore racing was his favourite hobby brijesh said she lives in heaven said desmond snell benzie kumars brother beyond carlton has approached bbmp to build a memorial inside a park located next to carlton towers on old airport road but firefighters have been saving many families with their brave work the memorial will have nine saplings planted in the name of each of the victims for brijesh d a close friend of akhil uday childhood memories came flooding in as he recalled the unforgettable moments he had spent with him quite aptly it was the survivors who honoured the firefighters paying respect to their courage beyond carlton facilitated three firefighters k t prakash mudaseer hussain and venkatesh g who played a major role in saving lives during the tragedy it was a firefighter who dragged me out and saved me benzies death made me walk around aimlessly for some days the association had organised a free health checkup camp for fire personnel and their family members on wednesday