At least nine trekkers were killed after being trapped in a forest fire in Theni district of Tamil Nadu on Sunday. "Nine persons are dead, while 17 of the rescued have been hospitalised and 10 did not require hospitalisation," Commissioner of Revenue Administration K Sathyagopal told reporters. Among those nine killed in the fire include four women, four men, and a child. Out of nine dead, six are from Chennai and three from Erode district. A 36-member team -- 24 people from Chennai and 12 from Tiruppur and Erode districts -- on a trekking expedition reached Kurangani hills on March 10. The team included 25 women and three children, according to Theni District Collector Mariam Pallavi Baldev. Among trekkers, 27 people were from Chennai and a batch of 12 from Erode and Tirupur 

At least nine trekkers were killed after being trapped in a forest fire in Theni district of Tamil Nadu on Sunday. "Nine persons are dead, while 17 of the rescued have been hospitalised and 10 did not require hospitalisation," Commissioner of Revenue Administration K Sathyagopal told reporters. Among those nine killed in the fire include four women, four men, and a child. Out of nine dead, six are from Chennai and three from Erode district. A 36-member team -- 24 people from Chennai and 12 from Tiruppur and Erode districts -- on a trekking expedition reached Kurangani hills on March 10. The team included 25 women and three children, according to Theni District Collector Mariam Pallavi Baldev. Among trekkers, 27 people were from Chennai and a batch of 12 from Erode and Tirupur