Fire and Rescue Services personnel at the building in Navalur where a gas cylinder explosion killed two children.
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Two children were killed and seven others injured in a massive cylinder blast in a house in Navalur on Sunday, leading to the collapse of the building where three families were residing.
Around 7.30 a.m. on Sunday, a person identified as Vairamuthu lighted the stove. Due to gas leak, the four commercial cylinders he had kept in the kitchen exploded.
Published – March 16, 2026 12:24 am IST
