Three Indian siblings die in house fire in Tennessee

COLLIERVILLE, Tennessee: Four people died, including three siblings from India, died in a fire at a home in Collierville, Sunday (Dec 23) night.

Sharron Naik (17), Joy Naik (15), and Aaron Naik (14) were the siblings. Kari Coudriet, 46, wife of the owner of the house Danny too died. Danny and son Cole escaped with injuries by jumping from the second story.

The siblings were students in Mississippi. Since their parents are in India, the Coudriet family invited them for Christamas vacation.

The fire started at around 11 pm.

The children’s father Srinivas Naik is a pastor from Nalgonda district in Telanagana. He served in the US and returned to India last year with his wife Sujatha.

Collierville Bible Church, where the family were members, said the surviving Coudriets were out of the hospital and would be staying with family.

‘The Coudriet family is well loved in our church, community, and soccer community and there has been a lot of support for them. God’s grace through his people is evident,’ the church said on social media.

Neighbors are coping with the loss after they tried to use a ladder to save the victims, but the smoke was too strong, media reported. They said one of the sons jumped out of the window, but they couldn’t get to the rest of them trapped inside the burning home. Cole Coudriet, one of the victims who made it out of the home, told investigators that there was a working smoke detector upstairs because he heard it go off for around 15 seconds.

However, investigators said that could have been a burglar alarm.
The Collierville Fire Department is reminding homeowners to make sure you have working smoke detectors on every level of your home. They give away the devices for free.

A Go Fund Me campaign is going on to collect funds to help the family
https://www.gofundme.com/help-the-coudriet-family?member=&utm_source=twilio&utm_medium=sms&utm_campaign=contacts-v2-invite-to-donate