Elderly couple sustains severe injuries in fire at Pulianthope
An elderly couple suffered severe injuries due to a fire in their home in Pulianthope. The fire was triggered by a gas leak while one of them was cooking. Both individuals have been hospitalized with significant burn injuries, and an investigation is ongoing.
- ▪The fire occurred on Wednesday morning in Venkatesapuram, Pulianthope.
- ▪The couple, Devaraj and Muniyamma, are aged 74 and 70 respectively.
- ▪They sustained more than 80% burn injuries and were admitted to the Government Kilpauk Medical College Hospital.
- ▪The police have registered a case and are conducting further investigations.
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An elderly couple sustained severe injuries in fire that broke out at their house in Pulianthope on Wednesday (May 27, 2026) morning. The police said the couple Devaraj, 74, and Muniyamma, 70, lived alone in a thatched house in Venkatesapuram, Pulianthope. On Wednesday morning, while Muniyamma was cooking, a gas leak triggered a fire.The couple suffered more than 80% burn injuries and was admitted to the Government Kilpauk Medical College Hospital for treatment. The Pulianthope police have registered a case and further investigation is under way.
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