Two minors sustain serious burn injuries in firecracker mishap at funeral procession in Kothagudem

Two minors suffered severe burn injuries and two others sustained partial burns after firecrackers stored inside an auto-rickshaw trolley exploded during a funeral procession in Tekulapalli mandal of Kothagudem district.

Kothagudem: A funeral procession turned tragic as two minors sustained severe burn injuries and two others suffered partial burns when firecrackers exploded inside the cabin of an auto rickshaw trolley in Tekulapalli mandal in the district.

The incident occurred at Venkatya thanda of Bethampudi gram panchayat in the mandal during the funeral procession of a woman Boda Bulli, who died on Wednesday. It is learnt that firecrackers were placed inside the cabin of the trolley on which a DJ system was set up.

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The injured children, Bhukya Rana and Angoth Dhruvan, were handing firecrackers to the participants in the funeral procession to burst them. At that time the firecrackers in the cabin caught fire and started bursting and they could not get out immediately.

A youth, Daravath Ravikumar, and the vehicle driver, Naveen, suffered partial burn injuries, along with a few others standing outside the vehicle. The children were first taken to a local hospital and later were shifted to a hospital in Khammam as their condition became critical.

Upon learning of the incident, Tekulapalli Sub-Inspector of Police K Thirupathi inspected the scene of the incident.