Woman, children injured in stove blast

May 01, 2018 01:17 am | Updated 01:17 am IST - VISAKHAPATNAM

A woman and her two children suffered severe burns after a kerosene stove went off at Rangagiripadu village in Paderu mandal in Visakhapatnam Agency, on Monday evening.

While the woman, identified as Sandhya, and her five-year-old son Vishnu suffered severe burns, her three-year-old younger son Ramu succumbed to injuries even before he could be shifted to a nearby hospital.

Both Sandhya and Vishnu were admitted to a hospital in critical condition and are undergoing treatment.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.