Toll rises to five in tea shop fire accident in Perambalur
The death toll from a tea shop fire in Perambalur, caused by a gas cylinder leak, has reached five after one of the injured victims passed away in the hospital. Seven other individuals remain under medical care.
Why it matters
This incident highlights the ongoing risks associated with domestic and commercial gas safety in local communities.
The death toll in the recent fire accident in a tea shop in Perambalur following a leak from a cylinder has now risen to five with one of the injured succumbing at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital at Tiruchi on Wednesday.
Police gave the name of the fifth deceased as Bhuvaneswari. Seven others are undergoing treatment in different hospitals, said police sources.
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