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In the 2nd incidental reported successful a month, a warehouse located connected the terrace of a textile showroom successful Coimbatore caught occurrence aboriginal connected Wednesday greeting (October 22, 2025).
The occurrence was reported astatine Maha Sree Laxmi Silks connected Oppanakara Street, 1 of the busiest buying areas successful the city.
The Fire and Rescue Services received an alert astatine astir 5.30 a.m. Water tenders from Coimbatore North, Coimbatore South, and Kovaipudur stations were sent to the spot on with firefighters. An aerial ladder level and a h2o tanker were besides brought to the spot.
District Fire Officer P. Pulukandi and Additional District Fire Officer G. Ramachandran oversaw the firefighting operation.
Though the flames were extinguished by 6.30 a.m., firefighters continued to spray h2o connected the warehouse from the aerial ladder level to chill the cloth materials damaged successful the fire. Mild showers that the metropolis received successful the greeting besides reduced the strength of the fire. No 1 was wrong the gathering erstwhile it caught fire, the crushed for which is yet to beryllium ascertained.
Traffic on Oppanakara Street was disrupted for astir 2 hours owed to the fire.
Mr. Ramachandran said the warehouse that caught occurrence was made of tin sheets connected the terrace of a two-storey building. A akin warehouse of a textile showroom connected the terrace of a commercialized gathering astatine the adjacent Big Bazaar Street was damaged successful a occurrence connected September 28.
“Such warehouses made of tin sheets tin beryllium seen connected terraces of galore buildings successful the city. In summation to stocking materials, they are besides utilized arsenic a eating abstraction for employees. They besides person LPG stoves and different arrangements,” said a Fire and Rescue Services official.
District Collector Pavankumar G. Giriyappanavar visited the spot and held discussions with Mr. Pulukandi. The Collector directed him to expedite the occurrence information audit of buildings successful aged marketplace areas successful the city, similar Oppanakara Street and Big Bazaar Street, which helium had ordered aft the occurrence connected September 28.
