Coimbatore: Man suffers burns during birthday revelry

COIMBATORE: The careless use of party foam has landed a 22-year-old college student in hospital with burn injuries.
T Shankar Ganesh of Kanakkampati in Salem, a fourth year BE student of KSR College of Engineering at Tiruchengode in Namakkal, was celebrating his birthday with friends at Gandhipuram in Coimbatore on Friday, police said.
“His friends sprayed party foam on him while cutting a cake.The foam caught fire from the candles that spread to clothes. He suffered burn injuries on his abdomen, thighs and hands. His friends put out the fire and called a ‘108’ ambulance to take him to the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH),” an officer said.
Shankar has sustained 35% burn injuries, CMCH sources said.
Assistant commissioner of police R Vincent and Kattoor police inspector Latha conducted an inquiry with the injured student and his friends.
Meanwhile, Shankar’s parents requested police not to register a case.