20210926 Kerala: Fire breaks out at commercial building in Kannur
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Kerala: Fire breaks out at commercial building in Kannur
Updated: 2021-09-26
The fire soon engulfed the five shutter rooms of the shop
KOZHIKODE: A fire broke out at the top floor of a two storeyed commercial complex building at Thana in Kannur on Sunday afternoon, gutting an lighting appliances shop which was almost ready for inauguration.
The fire broke out at the top floor of the ‘Gateway Centre’ building at around 4pm at the lighting appliances shop which was to be inaugurated shortly. The fire soon engulfed the five shutter rooms of the shop. However no casualties or injuries have been reported.
Personnel from Kannur fire station put out the blaze in one hour. Three fire tenders from the Kannur fire station reached the spot within minutes and brought the fire under control in 30 minutes. The fire was completely doused in 60 minutes.
Regional fire officer P led the operations. Kannur fire station office K V Lakshmanan said that they could prevent the fire from spreading to nearby shops which included an air-conditioning showroom. The building has suffered loss of Rs Five lakh while the loss suffered by the lighting appliance store is yet to be ascertained.
Web Source: The Times of India