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Tamil Nadu forest fire: CM Palaniswami orders probe; top 10 developments

As the death toll in the Theni forest fire rose, Tamil Nadu CM Palaniswami said that action should be taken against those who arranged the trek without the Forest department's permission

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Bodi: A team IAF personnel, including a medical team, based at Sulur Airbase in Coimbatore preparing for the rescue operation after 39 trekkers including 3 kids were caught in a forest fire at a school ground in Bodi, in Theni district on Monday. PTI

BS Web Team New Delhi

Last Updated : Mar 13 2018 | 11:47 AM IST

Ten trekkers have died and 14 left seriously injured in a massive forest fire that started on Saturday in Tamil Nadu's Theni. The 36 trekkers had gone mountain trekking in Kurangani hills in the Bodi foothills. On Monday, while Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami ordered a probe into the incident, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman spoke of stepped up rescue operations and said that an advanced light helicopter had been sent to save those trapped in the forest fire.

A Revenue Department official in Madurai told news agencies that the injured had been admitted to hospitals in Madurai. "As