Kumbakonam School Fire

Fire kills about 90 Childrens in Kumbakonam -Tamil Nadu

In one of the worst tragedies in the state about 90 school children were feared killed in a major fire accident in a girls elementary school at Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu. The fire which sparked from the kitchen set ablaze the thatched roofs spread rapidly and engulfed the class rooms of Sri Krishna Aided Higher Secondary School on Kasiram Street, Dharasuram, Kumbakonam. The children from classes LKG to standard five were trapped in the flames and perished.

          President Abdul Kalam pens poem in memory of children killed in TN blaze

Oh dear little ones! Oh dear little ones!
For you, parents had glorious dream!
And You were all immersed in your own dreams
Yet, Agni engulfed you and all those dreams
Taking you to Almighty's divine presence
Usually, departed old parents are buried by sons
Whereas, Kumbakanam, saw a sad scene!
Crying parents burying burying their little ones!!
Oh Almighty! show your grace on those little ones
And keep them in Thy holiest presence!!
Oh Almighty! bless those parents wailing in grief
To have the strength to bear this great loss
May Thy compassion and grace pervade all souls
And bring down the pain and wipe away the tears
Oh Almighty! show your grace on those little ones"