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Firemen douse flames on a lorry carrying dry coconut fronds. Meant for thatching roofs, the fronds caught fire when an overhead power supply cable at Sembakkam sparked. Photo: A. Muralitharan
Lorry carrying dry coconut fronds goes up in flames
The driver and his associate managed to jump to safety. Staff at a petrol filling station and residents of Gowrivakkam alerted personnel at the Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services Department.
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