Chennai: Four workers were burnt alive in a fire at a scrap plastic godown in the Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu around midnight.
Though fire fighters were able to rescue a few people including the watchman, the four victims, all workers, officials say were trapped in a small room in the middle of a near 100-foot-long yard.
Vijay Shekar, Deputy Director of the Fire and Rescue Department, said "Fire fighters reached within ten minutes after we receive the SOS at 12:45 am. The smoke had spread at least to a kilometre away. By the time we could reach the location where the workers were feared trapped, it was too late. They were found charred beyond recognition".
A car parked in the adjoining compound was gutted. Rescue teams were able to retrieve a few other cars in the vicinity.
17 fire engines and four water tankers from Chennai Metro Water were deployed. The cause of the fire is being investigated.
Though fire fighters were able to rescue a few people including the watchman, the four victims, all workers, officials say were trapped in a small room in the middle of a near 100-foot-long yard.
Vijay Shekar, Deputy Director of the Fire and Rescue Department, said "Fire fighters reached within ten minutes after we receive the SOS at 12:45 am. The smoke had spread at least to a kilometre away. By the time we could reach the location where the workers were feared trapped, it was too late. They were found charred beyond recognition".
17 fire engines and four water tankers from Chennai Metro Water were deployed. The cause of the fire is being investigated.
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