A centenarian, who suffered burn injuries a few days ago when he was in the toilet in his house, died early in the morning today.

105-year-old Semmalayappa Gounder, a resident of Salaipudur in Sulur, suffered burn injuries when a kerosene lamp kept in the toilet accidentally fell on him. his dhoti caught fire in the incident, on Saturday.

His relatives rushed to his rescue when they heard him scream. After putting out the fire, they took him to the Government Hospital at Palladam, from where he was shifted to the Coimbatore Government hospital.

But Semmalayappa Gounder died without responding to treatment.