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The Hindu
The Hindu
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V. Kamalakara Rao

Child dies after ceiling fan falls on her head while sleeping at night

Police

A three-year-old girl, B. Ashwitha, died when the revolving ceiling fell down on her while she was sleeping with her parents.

The incident took place around 2:30 a.m. on Friday. She was taken to a nearby hospital where the doctors declared her brought dead.

Visakhapatnam One Town Police registered a case. Her parents belong to the fishing community, living in Panja Junction near Mrs AVN College.

“The concrete structure of the roof of the bedroom was damaged. The fan attached to the damaged roof fell down along with the debris. The fan fell directly on the child’s head. She was sleeping in the middle of her parents at the time of the incident,” a police official told The Hindu.

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