Sudalai (L), The seized firecrackers (R) 
Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu: Girl killed as illegally stored crackers explode in Tenkasi

Sudalai (45) of Azad Nagar was involved in buying and selling firecrackers for temple festivals and a woman named Thangam assisted him by storing some of the crackers at her house

DT NEXT Bureau

TENKASI: A seven-year-old girl died after illegally stored fireworks exploded in her house in Tenkasi.

Sudalai (45) of Azad Nagar was involved in buying and selling firecrackers for temple festivals and a woman named Thangam assisted him by storing some of the crackers at her house.

Around 1.40 am on Friday, the crackers stored at her house exploded, injuring Thangam's younger daughter Krithika (7), who was sleeping inside the house.

Thangam and her eldest daughter Balasoundarya (13) managed to escape, but the latter sustained injuries.
Also read:Virudhunagar: Firecracker unit blast near Sattur claims worker’s life

The girls were admitted to Tirunelveli GH, where Krithika succumbed to her burns.

The Courtallam police arrested Sudalai and seized firecrackers worth Rs 1 lakh.

Also Read

TN govt slashes aviation fuel VAT to 1% at airports outside Chennai

Red alert for extremely heavy rain in Kanniyakumari, Tirunelveli; low-pressure system likely to intensify

Heavy rain leaves Madurai under water, hundreds of homes flooded; Rs 23 crore drainage projects planned

Chennai: IT firm staff loses Rs 1.90 lakh in credit card protection plan scam

Pakistan's Lahore ranked world's most polluted city

SCROLL FOR NEXT