Movies present the highest of the 14-storey constructing engulfed in huge flames.
Chennai:
A fireplace broke out on the terrace of the long-lasting LIC constructing in Chennai’s Anna Salai on Sunday night. Fireplace officers say the blaze, which began at 6 pm, was doused inside 5 minutes and no main losses had been reported.
Movies recorded by commuters on the highway present the highest of the 14-storey constructing engulfed in huge flames as thick plumes of smoke rose from it.
“4 hearth tenders and two sky lifts had been deployed to manage the blaze. Firefighters had been capable of extinguish the hearth in 5 minutes,” a fireplace official instructed NDTV.
“The fireplace began close to the LIC title board on the terrace of the 14-storey constructing and unfold from there. Fortuitously, firefighters acted swiftly and averted a serious catastrophe, “ one other hearth official mentioned.
Investigations are underway however officers suspect {an electrical} brief circuit to be the reason for the hearth. Sustaining that such incidents happen throughout summer time season, officers mentioned the hearth division conducts hearth audits recurrently in high-rise buildings.
The constructing, which serves because the southern headquarters of the Life Insurance coverage Company of India, was the primary skyscraper to be inbuilt India. An necessary landmark, it was the tallest constructing within the nation when it was accomplished in 1959.
