Chennai LPG Blast Kills Two Children, Injures Seven; Houses Collapse in Navallur

• Two children, Dheeran (1.5 years) and Krithika (4 years), died on the spot in a suspected LPG cylinder explosion at Navallur, Chennai.
• Seven other persons, including a 7-year-old boy Pradeep, sustained severe burn injuries and were admitted to hospitals.
• The incident occurred around 7:40 AM at Chamundeeswarar Nagar, 3rd Street, along Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR), causing three adjacent houses to partially collapse.
• Locals, Thazhambur Police Station personnel, and firefighters conducted rescue operations, freeing trapped individuals.
• Police have launched an investigation, with preliminary reports suggesting a gas cylinder blast as the cause.