9-year old succumbs to burn injuries

A 9 year old boy, who sustained burn injuries, died without responding to the treatment at government hospital here.

The boy, Yuvaraj, poured kerosene in the firewood choolah in his house in Pollachi, which resulted in fire. The fire spread and there was none who came to his rescue as mother had gone out, yesterday evening, police said.

Hearing the sound and screams of the boy, neighbours came running and rushed him to Pollachi government hospital, from where he was brought to the government hospital here.

However, without responding to treatment, Yuvaraj succumbed to burns today, police said.

Coimbatore Park Group of Institutions Welcomes First Year Engineering Students with 4-Day Induction Programme

983 first year engineering students of Park Group of Institutions took part in a 4-day induction program held from Septe...

Coimbatore Karpagam College Holds Inaugural Programme for Management and Computer Applications Students

Karpagam College of Engineering's School of Management Studies (SoMS) and School of Computer Applications (SoCA) held an...

Gem Granites Veeramani POCSO Case: Coimbatore Police Commissioner Placed on Compulsory Wait

Coimbatore Police Commissioner N Kannan and senior IPS officer A Arun have been placed on compulsory wait by the Tamil N...

Coimbatore Police Commissioner Removed from Post Amid Allegations of Inaction in GEM Veeramani Sexual Assault Case

Coimbatore Police Commissioner N Kannan and senior IPS officer A Arun have been placed on compulsory wait by the Tamil N...

Coimbatore: Collector Leads Dengue Awareness Drive; Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science Students Take Pledge

Coimbatore District Collector Pavan Kumar G. Giriyappanavar led a dengue awareness drive in Ward 28, covering Ganapathy,...

Coimbatore Mayor Reviews Rs 11.87 Crore Development Works in Coimbatore West Zone

Coimbatore Mayor Ranganayaki inspected development works worth Rs 11.87 crore across the Coimbatore Corporation's West Z...