20240804 74-year-old woman dies after fire spreads while burning waste in Tamil Nadu
India Aug 04 2024 “Other”
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74-year-old woman dies after fire spreads while burning waste in Tamil Nadu
Updated: 2024-08-04
CHENNAI: A 74-year-old woman who caught fire while burning waste outside her house in Mappedu died on Friday. The deceased was identified as Kalyani, a native of Irulanchery village near Tiruvallur.
She was burning the waste, dumped in a plastic cover, outside her house on July 30. The fire started spreading due to wind and engulfed her before she could react.
Onlookers rescued her and admitted her to Kilpauk Medical College and Hospital, where she died of burn injuries without responding to treatment. Police registered a case.
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