<p>A 32-year-old woman and her three children were killed after the ceiling of their house collapsed on them in the early hours of Saturday, at Ramajogihalli in Challakere taluk.</p>.<p>The deceased are: Nagarathna, her children Ashwini (5), Theerthavardhan (3) and Komal (2). Nagarathna’s husband Chandrashekar and niece Devika, who have sustained injuries, are said to be out of danger.</p>.<p>Woodworm infestation had damaged the ceiling logs laid to support Kadapa stone slabs of the 30-year-old house. The ceiling caved in killing the mother and three children on the spot, the police said.</p>
<p>A 32-year-old woman and her three children were killed after the ceiling of their house collapsed on them in the early hours of Saturday, at Ramajogihalli in Challakere taluk.</p>.<p>The deceased are: Nagarathna, her children Ashwini (5), Theerthavardhan (3) and Komal (2). Nagarathna’s husband Chandrashekar and niece Devika, who have sustained injuries, are said to be out of danger.</p>.<p>Woodworm infestation had damaged the ceiling logs laid to support Kadapa stone slabs of the 30-year-old house. The ceiling caved in killing the mother and three children on the spot, the police said.</p>