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Croydon House Fire Kills Two Andhra Students as Parents Confirm Organ Donation

Families have requested the victims’ remains be returned to India promptly.

Overview

  • Parents of 26-year-old Kamineni Sai Srikar said the hospital confirmed on Feb 27 that his organs were harvested after he was declared brain dead.
  • Twenty-eight-year-old Ganti Abhishek died from smoke suffocation during the Feb 23 blaze at the rented house in South London.
  • A third housemate is being treated at a London hospital and is reported to be in serious condition.
  • The London Fire Brigade and Metropolitan Police Service are conducting a joint investigation into the cause, with no detailed findings released yet.
  • Indian consular officials are assisting the families with formalities and preparations for repatriation of the deceased students’ remains.