Coimbatore: Four persons including a woman were injured seriously, when the roof of their house collapsed on them,with a loud sound similar to an explosion, creating panic in and around 15-Velampalayam, near Tirupur, early today.

According to police, the residents of a new colony in the area woke up to the sound, followed by the collapse of the roof of the first floor of the house.

A woman and her 18-year old daughter and 15 year old boy staying on the first floor and a tenant in the ground floor sustained injuries.

The injured were hospitalised.

Police suspect that cooking gas might have leaked and spread into the room and exploded, while the woman was lighting mosquito coil when power failed around 3 AM, they said.
Source : PTI