Coordinates: 10°58′N 79°25′E / 10.97°N 79.42°E / 10.97; 79.42 2004 Kumbakonam school fire was the fire in a school in Kumbakonam town in Thanjavur district in Indian state of Tamil Nadu. At least 90 students of the primary section of the Krishna English Medium School were burnt to death in their classroom as the thatched roof caught fire on 16 July 2004. Reason was found out to be a gas explosion from the nearby kitchen.
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