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  2. 2004 Kumbakonam School fire - Wikipedia

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    The kitchen used fire logs for cooking unlike other schools, which had gas stoves. The school was overcrowded, having 900 children enrolled. [7] [8] [9] The thatch and the supporting bamboo poles caught fire, fell on the children, and also blocked the exit. The fire service was informed at 11 a.m., and the personnel arrived in a few minutes.

  3. Hazard - Wikipedia

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    A hazard is defined as "the potential occurrence of a natural or human-induced physical event or trend that may cause loss of life, injury, or other health impacts, as well as damage and loss to property, infrastructure, livelihoods, service provision, ecosystems and environmental resources." [4]: 2233

  4. Cyclone Burevi - Wikipedia

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    Flooding occurred in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, inundating the Chidambaram Nataraja Temple. Crop damage also occurred in the area. However, the state of Kerala was spared from the worst of the storm. Burevi left 11 people dead with 5 others missing as of December 6, 2020. Damage is still being calculated.

  5. 2019 Bandipur forest fires - Wikipedia

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    Satellite images shown the extent of the damage caused by the wildfire. The National Remote Sensing Centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) , Hyderabad , released a report based on Sentinel-2 satellite data, which reported that 15,443.27 acres of forest area damaged by the fire between 23 February 2019 and 25 February 2019 in ...

  6. Burn - Wikipedia

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    A burn is an injury to skin, or other tissues, caused by heat, cold, electricity, chemicals, friction, or ionizing radiation (such as sunburn, caused by ultraviolet radiation). [5] [9] Most burns are due to heat from hot liquids (called scalding), solids, or fire. [10] Burns occur mainly in the home or the workplace.

  7. Category:Disasters in Tamil Nadu - Wikipedia

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    Railway accidents and incidents in Tamil Nadu (4 P) ... Erwadi fire incident; G. Great Famine of 1876–1878; K. 2004 Kumbakonam School fire; M. Mahamaham stampede;

  8. Lakvijaya Power Station - Wikipedia

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    A large fire broke out on 24 October 2010. According to the Ceylon Electricity Board, there were no casualties. The Ministry of Power and Energy commented that damages to the facility would be borne by the constructors and not the government or the developers.

  9. 2021 South India floods - Wikipedia

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    In Tamil Nadu, relief operations were also deployed, and the state government formed a committee to examine the amount of crop damage as a result of the rains. [ 22 ] [ 23 ] Areas in the state capital, Chennai , were waterlogged and government officials had to use pumps to drain communities who were stranded in waist-deep waters. [ 2 ]