A total of 850 fans meant for free supply to the family card-holders in Red Hills, Chennai were gutted when the stationary container lorry in which they were kept.
The vehicle was parked in Government Higher Secondary School, V.O.C. Nagar in SIPCOT Police Station limits in the early hours of Sunday.
According to the police, the driver, of the container lorry, carrying the fans from Hyderabad, had parked it in the school for an overnight halt before proceeding to Red Hills. The cause of the fire is under investigation. – Special Correspondent