Tamil Nadu: 7 rescued after fire breaks out at Chennai silks in T Nagar

Tamil Nadu

Seven persons were rescued in a fire that broke out in a clothes and jewellery store at T-Nagar in early morning hour on Wednesday.

Thick smoke billowed as the fire spread to the other floors of the store in T Nagar. Around five fire tenders from T Nagar, Egmore and Kilpauk rushed to the spot and rescued seven people. Fire and rescue service personnel began fire dousing operations.

No casualty was reported. Twelve men who were working in the canteen on the seventh floor were rescued using a skylift.

A security guard, who saw smoke emanating from the ground floor, alerted fire personnel around 4.30am.

More than 70 fire and rescue services personnel were battling the blaze. Firemen said the fire could have caused electric short circuit. However, the exact cause was yet to be ascertained.

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