Over 30 Caught in Huge Forest Fire at Theni in Tamil Nadu, Air Force called in.

CHENNAI:  thirty-six people, mostly students, were caught in a massive forest fire in Theni distrit of Tamil Nadu on Sunday evening.
seven women students have been rescued, they have taken to the
Theni hospital. In the group, there were 25 women and 3 children
who went on a trek organised by the Chennai
Trekking club, the collector said. The group was trapped in forest
fire on their way back on Sunday.

A MI-17 chopper of the Indian Air Force is already on its way from
Sulur, to assess the situation say sources in the defence ministry. On
a request from Chief Minister Palanisami, Defence Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman instructed the Indian Air Force to help in rescue and
evacuation of students.

A senior police officer has told NDTV, that 27 students from Chennai has gone for trekking but
"they did not take permission from the police or the forest department."
Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu is on the way to the spot.

http://www.ndfv.com/tamil-nadu-news/theni-fire-live-updates-over-20-student-caught-in-forest-fire-iaf-on-restue-1822504

Comments

  1. Anonymous11 March 2018 at 13:32

    What could have caused the fire and what were these students doing there?

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  2. Unknown11 March 2018 at 15:01

    The students who are from Erode and coimbatore , were trekking to the Kurangani Hills, when they get caught in the fire.

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  3. Unknown14 March 2018 at 11:39

    Life is very short these days, we need to be careful hey.

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  4. Unknown14 March 2018 at 11:39

    Life is very short these days, we need to be careful hey.

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