Three Indian siblings from Telangana die in fire at US home two days before Christmas

Collierville fire: 3 Indian kids died in a fire at a house in Tennessee. (Picture courtesy: Town of French Camp, MS facebook page)

Three Indian teenaged siblings were among four people killed in a fire at a house in the US state of Tennessee, just two days before Christmas, according to media reports. The fire killed a woman and three Indian teens from Telangana who were staying with her family through the holidays in a suburb of Memphis, Tennessee, the USA Today reported.

“Kari Coudriet – of Collierville, Tennessee – as well as Sharron, 17, Joy, 15, and Aaron, 14 – teen siblings of the Naik family from India – all died in the fire,” the paper reported, citing a statement issued by the Coudriet’s church, Collierville Bible Church.

“A fire started around 11 o’clock pm at the Coudriet home (on December 23). The Coudriet family was hosting, housing, and celebrating Christmas with three teenagers attending an Academy here in the States. The Naik family are missionaries in India that our church supports,” the church said.