20190707 Kochi footwear showroom gutted in fire
India Jul 07 2019 “Building” “Stores”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Kochi footwear showroom gutted in fire
Updated: 2019–07–07
KOCHI: A footwear showroom near Thoppumpady junction in Kochi was gutted in a fire on Sunday afternoon.
“It was Marson footwear, a two-storey building that caught fire. At least six fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the blaze. A tragedy was averted as the footwear showroom had two restaurants next to it, occupants were immediately evacuated. The fire not getting to the kitchen of the restaurants also helped in minimising the losses, sources said. Dilshad who runs a fabric shop opposite to the footwear showroom said that the fire was reported at around 1.30pm. “Smoke started rising from the top of the showroom suddenly became ablaze but fire tenders immediately reached the spot. At around 2.30pm, the fire was brought under control,” he added.
“Since materials gutted include leather it is hard to bring the fire under control. We have to keep pumping water to completely douse it,” said a fire department official.
Web Source: The times of india