Judgement out in Kumbakonam school fire tragedy

Ten years have passed since a deadly fire consumed 94 innocent lives and injured 18 others at a school in Kumbakonam, but the trauma still continues to haunt the affected families. The accident was the one of the four major fire accidents and largest school accident in Tamil Nadu, and second in terms of casualties for fire incidents in schools in the country. A Thanjavur district court on Wednesday delivered final verdict in the case convicting ten accused, and acquitting 11. Among those convicted is the school owner. The tragedy occurred on July 16, 2004, when a fire broke out in kitchen of Krishna English Medium School. The fire in the kitchen, which was used to prepare midday meals for the children soon spread to the first floor due to thatched roof of the school. At the time of the incident, over 200 children were in the thatched roof class room.



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