India, Nov. 9 -- Two people died of burn injuries and 430 others were admitted to hospitals across Tamil Nadu for burns during Deepavali celebrations, according to a State Health Department bulletin.

The fatalities included an adult man and a child below 15 years of age. No woman died of burn injuries during the reporting period, the bulletin said.

The 108 emergency ambulance service received 39,634 calls during the 48-hour period. These included 6,317 trauma-related calls, 462 calls concerning burn injuries and 1,627 calls related to assaults.

Hospitals recorded 4,098 inpatient admissions across the three categories, including 430 for burns, 2,541 for trauma and 1,127 for assault-related injuries. A total of 1,283 ambulances were depl...