The blast damaged the roof of the emergency department at the Tambo Memorial hospital and destroyed two houses and several cars, and injured bystanders.
Ten Ayyappa devotees, hailing from Sanmugasundarapuram village near Andipatti, were headed home after visiting Sabarimala when their car met with an accident late Friday.
Lakhimpur Kheri (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 28 (ANI): At least eight people died and more than 25 were injured after a truck and a private bus heading to Lucknow collided in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri.
Secunderabad (Telangana) [India], September 13 (ANI): The death toll in the fire incident at Hotel Secunderabad has risen to eight, police said on Tuesday.
Kishtwar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 30 (ANI): As many as eight persons were killed while three others received injuries after their vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a valley in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar, police said.
Balochistan [Pakistan], August 13 (ANI): At least eight people, including a child, were killed in a fresh spell of heavy rain that lashed parts of Balochistan, local media reported.
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 6 (ANI): At least eight people were killed and 18 others injured in Kabul on Friday during a Shia community mourning gathering following the holy month of Muharram, according to reports.
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 28 (ANI): A total of eight people, including seven children and a woman died due to floods in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, and four others have sustained injuries, a media report said on Thursday.
Barabanki (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 25 (ANI): Eight people were killed and 16 others injured after a speeding double-decker bus rammed into a stationary double-decker bus on the Purvanchal Expressway in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki on Monday morning, police said.
Hebei [China], July 3 (ANI): Eight people were killed after a decorative building structure fell from a height of about 12 meters at 6:28 p.m. Saturday in north China's Hebei Province, local authorities said Sunday.
Istanbul [Turkey], June 11 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 8 people were killed and 10 others were wounded when a minibus was hit by a truck in Turkey's northwestern province of Balikesir on Saturday, local media reported.