Father, son die in fire accident at cracker shop in Vaniyambadi
The Hindu
When the father-son duo went inside the shop in Tirupattur, suddenly crackers burst into flames and spread to other parts of the shop. Fire was put out after two hours of struggle.
A 45-year-old man and his 12-year-old son died due to burn injuries, and two workers were injured after fire broke out in his cracker shop near Amballur village in Vaniyambadi on Sunday.
Police said R. Kumar, a resident of Natrampalli town, onwed a firecracker shop in the village for the past few years. He opened the shop along with his son, K. Dayalamurthy (12), on Sunday.
His workers in the shop, R. Velayudham (57) and S. Raman (36), both residents of Ambur taluk, were arranging the firecrackers in the shop.
When a few customers asked for some crackers, Mr. Kumar and his son went inside the shop where suddenly crackers burst into flames and spread to other parts of the shop.
“The two victims suffered severe burns and died. The actual cause of the incident is being investigated,” K. Balakrishnan, Superintendent of Police (SP), Tirupattur, told The Hindu.
Initial investigation revealed that the incident happened around noon on Sunday. Residents and passersby immediately alerted the local police and firefighters. As the fire was intense, the residents found it difficult to douse the fire that spread to adjacent places due to the huge volume of crackers in the shop.
A team of firefighters with a fire tender from Vaniyambadi Station Fire Office put out the fire after an hour of struggle.
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