Lagatar24 Desk
Ernakulam, Oct 30: The death toll in the Kerala serial blasts rose to three on Monday, as a 12-year-old girl, who had been undergoing hospital treatment, tragically passed away from her injuries.
Three explosions tore through a convention centre in Kalamassery on Sunday, the last day of a three-day prayer conference attended by hundreds of adherents of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, a minority Christian group. Over 50 individuals were injured and three people died as a result of the explosion.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced on Sunday that a 20-person group would look into the matter of the serial blasts in Ernakulam, Kerala. Additionally, an FIR has been filed in this matter. At the Chief Minister’s Conference Hall in the Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram, Vijayan is hosting a meeting for all parties.
On Monday, Kerala’s Health Minister Veena George provided an update, stating that 17 individuals are currently struggling with burn injuries resulting from the explosion at a religious gathering in Kalamassery. Among them, 12 are in intensive care units.
“We have 17 persons in different hospitals, 12 of them are in ICU, four are critically ill, three of them are on ventilators. We are giving every possible support,” George told reporters after visiting the injured in the hospital of the Kalamassery Government Medical College.
“Those who are critically ill have burns above 50-60 per cent. Four are critically ill, rest are almost stable. All of them have burns, but no other injuries are found. They have burns. Let the police conduct the inquiry, they will answer all the questions,” George said.
“… Last night also, people were coming to the casualty ward, around 60 people sought treatment from different hospitals, and one was brought dead… We have started a helpline and we have received 143 calls… The priority at present is to save lives and we are giving maximum support… The CM is holding an all-party meeting right now, he will brief after the meeting…,” she further stated.
