Godown near Sree Padmanabhaswamy catches fire, two injured

Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran orders inquiry into the incident

February 26, 2017 08:18 am | Updated 08:36 am IST - Thiruvananthapuram

Fire and Rescue Services personnel put out the fire that broke out at a post office near the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on Sunday morning.

Fire and Rescue Services personnel put out the fire that broke out at a post office near the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on Sunday morning.

A fire broke out on premises of a godown housed close to the northern gate of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram early on Sunday.

As many as 16 fire tenders were engaged in dousing the flames that was reported around 4 a.m. The fire is under control now. Two persons, including a commando of Kerala police, sustained injuries in the incident.

The RMS godown was fully gutted in the fire. The fire is suspected to have spread from the waste that was burnt nearby on Saturday night.

The godown  is located 25 metres away from the northern entrance of temple. Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran has ordered an inquiry into the incident.

The godown was fully gutted in the fire that broke out early on Sunday near Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple, in Thiruvananthapuram.

The godown was fully gutted in the fire that broke out early on Sunday near Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple, in Thiruvananthapuram.

 

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