Salem: Five people, including three women, were killed after a two-story building collapsed after the LPG cylinder explosion in a house in Karungalpatty in Salem on Tuesday.
Thirteen people who were injured in the explosion were treated in the government of Salem Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College and Hospital.
The deceased was identified as S Rajalakshmi, 80, Karthik RAM, 18, Padmanabhan, 49, his wife Devi, 39, and Ellummut, 90.
Padmanabhan worked as a special station officer in the fire department and rescue service.
According to Shevapet police, the building has four houses.
The cylinder exploded when Rajalakshmi, a tenant, tried to turn on the gas stove.
“The building immediately fell,” police said.
Fire service personnel and rescue from the Shevapet Fire Extinguisher Station rushed to a place along with police officials.
“Rajalakshmi was trapped under concrete debris and sustainable grave injury.
He died on his way to SGMKMC.
Four others were found dead under the rubble.” Firefighters took the body after six hours of the struggle, “the collector said, adding that a 10-year-old girl, M Pujasri, was saved from debris.
The injured was identified as G Sutharsan, 10, S Ganesan, 37, I Gopal, 70 , M Nagasudha, 30, R Dhanalakshmi, 46, P Murugan, 46, R Mohanraj, 40, Pogesh P, 18, G Venkatrajan, 62, V Indira, 54, S Gopi, 58, and M Usharani, 40.
Police Shevapet has been Registering the case.
Meanwhile, the Chief of the Constitutional Court of the Constitutional Court Stalin announced the 5 lakh soatium each to the family died of tenants, Soupi, was preparing for the candy and food for the hotel that he used the LPG IMmercial cylinder AC at his house.
“When his mother-in-law Rajalakshmi ignited the gas stove , the commercial cylinder exploded because the neighbor’s house was too fainted, “said Minister.