Chennai: A father and his daughter have been killed in an electrical scooter explosion in Vellore on Saturday. The explosion happened whereas the duo was recharging the battery at their residence.
According to a report on ABP Nadu, the deceased have been recognized as Durai Varma, who was a 49-year-old photographer and his daughter Mohana Preeti, a pupil of Tiruvannamalai Government faculty.
It all began when Durai Varma bought an electrical scooter in Tiruvanamalai two days again and was utilizing the scooter. On Friday, because the battery was down, he tried to cost the scooter at his residence together with daughter Mohana Preeti.
After charging the battery for some time, the duo as soon as once more got here to see the scooter. However, the battery within the scooter instantly exploded and the hearth from the scooter instantly unfold to 2 different autos. The duo who have been standing close by tried to flee the hearth by working into their residence. They then locked themselves within the lavatory. Yet, the hearth unfold throughout the house and inside a couple of minutes each of them died because of asphyxiation.
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The neighbours of the duo rushed to place out the hearth however the blaze was uncontrollable, Hence, they known as the Fire and Rescue Department for assist. The personnel quickly reached the spot and put out the hearth.
The personnel then recovered the our bodies of the duo and despatched them to Tiruvannamalai Government Hospital for post-mortem.
The police suspect that the explosion might need probably occurred because of overcharging of the batteries.
(With inputs from ABP Nadu — It is a Tamil platform of ABP News. For extra information, commentary and newest happenings from Tamil Nadu, observe https://tamil.abplive.com/)