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Deepavali this twelvemonth successful Madurai has ended peacefully with nary reported large accidents oregon incidents.
Only immoderate scarce occurrence accidents with insignificant harm to properties were reported crossed the city.
Madurai District Fire Officer T. Venkataramanan said that anticipating occurrence accidents connected Deepavali was accustomed and according to that the occurrence and rescue work unit spot successful the territory was kept afloat and prepared to tackle immoderate untoward incidents.
“With 300 occurrence and rescue unit successful 15 occurrence stations crossed the district, the teams handled insignificant occurrence cases successful their respective locations,” helium added.
A wastepaper warehouse astatine Vilangudi was acceptable connected occurrence arsenic a rocket firework fell into the gathering done the window, helium noted.
Though nary large harm to the gathering oregon immoderate casualty was reported, the immense magnitude of fume released from the occurrence created panic among the public.
Madurai entity turned colourful with the lighting of firecrackers connected the eve of Deepavali. | Photo Credit: G. MOORTHY
Mr. Venkataramanan, however, stated that they were capable to doze disconnected the occurrence wrong an hr owed to the timely involution of the occurrence and rescue personnel.
In different incident, a coconut histrion which caught occurrence owed to fireworks astatine Tallakulam was wholly charred, helium added.
“The timely involution of our squad helped power the occurrence from moving connected to adjacent trees oregon buildings,” helium added.
Government Rajaji Hospital doctors said the fig of pain injuries they received connected the time of Deepavali was comparatively lesser than the erstwhile years.
They added that they received a full of 37 fire wounded cases caused by burst of crackers.
While astir of them were insignificant injuries, a minimal process of coiled debridement was performed for galore of the cases, said the doctors.
“Of the total, 29 of them were admitted for Inpatient attraction and 8 were treated arsenic outpatients,” said S. Saravanan, Resident Medical Officer, GRH.
He added that though nary casualties owed to occurrence accidents were reported connected the day, 9 large procedures had to beryllium carried retired for treating the injured.
