
Three-year-old boy killed in roof collapse
The Hindu
TIRUNELVELIA 3-year-old boy was killed when a portion of the roof of his house collapsed on Wednesday allegedly due to shock waves triggered by explosions in nearby stone quarries. Police said M. Akas
TIRUNELVELI
A 3-year-old boy was killed when a portion of the roof of his house collapsed on Wednesday allegedly due to shock waves triggered by explosions in nearby stone quarries.
Police said M. Akash of Seelathikulam near Radhapuram, who was sleeping in his house when his mother had gone out for fetching drinking water, was killed on the spot when a portion of the concrete roof of his house collapsed.

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