At Sriperumbudur in Kancheepuram district, a rocket firecracker lit by children on Veerasamy Pillai Street flew into the house of Gangadharan and exploded, triggering a fire. The flames spread to a sofa set, air conditioner, cupboard, and other household items. Firefighters doused the flames. In another incident, a car and four motorcycles were destroyed after firecracker sparks fell into the parking area of an apartment complex near the Sai Baba temple on Kumananchavadi Road in Poonamallee. Firefighters rushed to the spot and extinguished the blaze, and Poonamallee police have registered a case. At Adambakkam, another car and two motorcycles were gutted after firecrackers fell on the parked vehicles.
Gangadharan and his family escaped before the fire engulfed the house. A house and eight vehicles, including two cars and six motorcycles, were gutted in three firecracker-related incidents at Sriperumbudur, Poonamallee, and Adambakkam during Diwali celebrations on Sunday.
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