
Sanitary workers remove cracker wastes in Vellore Corporation. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Around 150 persons received treatment for cracker-related burns at various healthcare centres, government hospitals in Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupattur, and Tiruvannamalai districts.
Health officials said that the Government Medical College and Hospital in Vellore and Tiruvannamalai treated 22 and 35 persons respectively for cracker-related burns. “Most of the victims were treated as out-patients. They were below the age of 15. A team of health officials was deployed for the purpose,” said Edvina Vasantha, dean, Government Medical College Hospital in Tiruvannamalai.




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