Fibre boats damaged in fire at Chellanam harbour

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It is suspected that garbage, including adust  leaves, caught the sparks which dispersed  to the boats adjacent   the confederate  groyne of the Chellanam harbour.

It is suspected that garbage, including adust leaves, caught the sparks which dispersed to the boats adjacent the confederate groyne of the Chellanam harbour. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

A occurrence broke retired astatine Chellanam Fishing Harbour present connected Monday causing harm to a fewer fibre boats, mostly abandoned ones. None was injured successful the accident.

It is suspected that garbage, including adust leaves, caught the sparks which dispersed to the boats adjacent the confederate groyne of the harbour. "We received an alert astir 8.30 p.m. that adust writer successful the country had caught fire. Firefighters from Aroor, Club Road and Gandhi Nagar occurrence stations extinguished the flames successful an cognition that lasted implicit 2 hours," an serviceman with the Mattancherry occurrence presumption said.

A unit with the Kannamaly constabulary presumption said lone parts of a fewer boats were damaged successful the fire.

Published - January 06, 2026 01:12 americium IST

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