Fire in cracker godown, two boys killed

July 31, 2017 01:37 pm | Updated 01:41 pm IST - Tirupati:

Fire fighters douse the flames from the explosion which occurred in a crackers godown on the Mangalam-Settipalli road on the outskirts of Tirupati on Sunday evening.

Fire fighters douse the flames from the explosion which occurred in a crackers godown on the Mangalam-Settipalli road on the outskirts of Tirupati on Sunday evening.

Two boys were charred to death and a woman was injured when crackers stored in a godown here exploded after a fire broke out, police said.

Police and fire personnel retrieved the bodies of the boys aged 10 and 14 from the debris of the godown that collapsed under the impact of the incident at Mitra Gandhipuram locality on Sunday.

The injured woman had been admitted to the government hospital here, police said, adding the cause of the fire was under investigation.

It was not clear immediately whether the three belonged to a family or why they were present in the godown, police said.

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