Eight persons, including two women, suffered burns after a gas cylinder in a tea shop at Parvathipuram in Kanniyakumari district exploded in the early hours of Sunday. They were taken to a government hospital at Asaripallam for medical treatment.
In a statement, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin announced a compensation of ₹50,000 from the Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund for each of those injured in the accident