Tamil Nadu: 3 people, including 2 minors, killed in fire at firecracker store 

Three people of the same family, including two minors, died after fire broke out in a firecracker shop in Tamil Nadu’s Vellore district.

Three people, including two children, died in an accident at a firecracker shop in Tamil Nadu’s Vellore district. The incident took place on Sunday in Vellore’s Latheri village. On Sunday morning, Mohan, the owner of a firecracker store, went to the store with his grandchildren, 8-year-old Anush and 6-year old Tejas. At around 12 pm, the onlookers saw smoke emanating from Mohan’s store and firecrackers bursting inside the store.