Cracker blast kills man, damages temple in Tamil Nadu

  • | Sunday | 23rd July, 2017

KRISHNAGIRI: A man died and nine others suffered injuries in a cracker blast at a temple near Pochampalli in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu on Saturday night.The deceased has been identified as P Mariappan, 55, of Murugampatty. One of the crackers fell on a pile of crackers kept on the temple premises. The injured were sent to government hospitals in Krishnagiri and Dharmapuri.The Pochampalli police registered a case. Devotees blasted crackers. He was a farm coolie.The accident happened at a Vinayagar temple in the area.

KRISHNAGIRI: A man died and nine others suffered injuries in a cracker blast at a temple near Pochampalli in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu on Saturday night.The deceased has been identified as P Mariappan, 55, of Murugampatty. He was a farm coolie.The accident happened at a Vinayagar temple in the area. A procession was taken out as part of a special puja o Saturday night. Devotees blasted crackers. One of the crackers fell on a pile of crackers kept on the temple premises. Soon, the pile of crackers exploded.Police said Mariappan, who was standing near to the pile of crackers, died on the spot.A portion of the roof of the temple collapsed in the impact of the blast, and some devotees got stuck in the debris. A few of them sustained injuries.Fire and rescue services personnel rushed to the spot. They rescued devotees from the debris. The injured were sent to government hospitals in Krishnagiri and Dharmapuri.The Pochampalli police registered a case.

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