20201005 17 huts, tin sheet-roof houses gutted in fire in MGR Nagar
India Oct 05 2020 “Building” “Houses”
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17 huts, tin sheet-roof houses gutted in fire in MGR Nagar
Updated: 2020–10–06
The fire and rescue personnel prevented the fire from spreading further in the area with more than 100 such huts and tin sheet-roof houses.
TRICHY: Seventeen huts and tin sheet-roofed houses at MGR Nagar in Sangiliyandapuram were gutted in a fire accident on Monday. No injuries and causalities were reported.
The fire and rescue service control room got a call at 2.50am and a team led by station fire officer (SFO) M Melchioraja from the fire station at Trichy headquarters rushed to the spot with fire tenders. As the flames went uncontrolled, the SFO to sought help from the Srirangam and Navalpattu fire stations. As many as 40 fire-fighters doused the fire using two water tankers supplied by the Trichy Corporation.
“The operation lasted nearly two-and-a-half hour after which we managed to bring the fire under control. Of the damaged houses, several were fully burnt and some partially burnt,” said Melchioraja.
The team prevented the fire from spreading further in the area with more than 100 such huts and tin sheet-roof houses. Melchioraja said that the fire broke out at house of Selvaraj and was said to have been locked at the time.
Palakkarai police sources said that preliminary investigation revealed that a spark from the lamp in a house spread to another house where the LPG cylinder caught fire. Trichy district administration officials also visited the area to assess the extent of the damage.
Web Source: The times of India