Fire destroys house of a poor family in Thokkottu
Thokkottu: A house belonging to a Dalit family caught fire on Wednesday March 06, and went into flames here near the Chembugudde cremation ground.
The house belongs to Shobha, who died a few years ago. Her two unmarried daughters were living the house here.
The two daughters of Shobha, Mohini and Ankita were living in poverty and the house was their only place to live. With the fire bringing down the house the two sisters now have nowhere to go or stay.
Short Circuit is being suspected as the reason behind the fire. Locals tried to extinguish the fire but to no avail as the fire grounded the house completely.
Municipal Councilors Basil D’Souza and Shashikal visited the spot and reviewed the losses.
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Death toll in Mundathikode fireworks explosion rises to 16
Thrissur (Kerala) (PTI): One more person who had been hospitalised following the Mundathikode fireworks explosion died at Thrissur Medical College on Sunday, police said.
With this, the death toll in the incident has risen to 16.
According to Thrissur Medical College police, the deceased has been identified as Unnikrishnan from Edappal, who was among the 38 persons present at the fireworks manufacturing unit in Mundathikode where the explosions occurred on April 21.
Police said Unnikrishnan had suffered over 80 per cent burns and had remained in critical condition.
The condition of the two other injured persons remains critical, police said.
Of the 38 persons present at the site, 16 have died, while four remain missing.
The fireworks were being manufactured for Thiruvambady Devaswom as part of the Thrissur Pooram festivities.
The licensee of the unit had also suffered burn injuries and had died earlier.
