Man, children killed in cylinder explosion

PALAKKAD: Three members of a family were charred to death following an LPG cylinder explosion in their house at 6.30 am Wednesday morning. The dead has been identified as Babu (44), son of late Raman of Palakkad, Abitha (5) and Akshaya (2).

The incident happened when Babu’s wife Prameela went to her tharavadu which is nearby to send her eldest son to school. She went after locking the house as her husband and two children were sleeping. When the neighbours saw fire spreading, they came rushing and broke opened the door. By the time, the three were charred to death.

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