Major blaze at ICF, electrical furnishing shop & equipments finished

More than 100 fire-fighters with water tankers and foam tenders fought the flames, and brought the fire under control

Chennai: High-value electrical equipment and other items stored in a warehouse of the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Perambur were gutted in a major fire that broke out in the early hours of Saturday around 3 AM.

ICF Electrical furnishing shop fire on 26th Sept. 2020

As per sources the fire erupted from the warehouse at around 3 a.m. One of the person who seen the fire from his house, informed to the authorities.

Immediately after the receipt of an alert call, personnel from Fire and Rescue Services reached the spot and began fire-fighting operations.

Personnel from Fire Stations in Villivakkam, Koyambedu, JJ Nagar, Egmore and Sembium came to the spot and joined the efforts to bring the blaze under control.

Fire Station Officer Suriya Prakash said, “We began the fire fighting at 3 a.m. More than 100 personnel with water tankers and foam tenders were pressed into service. At around 2 pm, we brought the fire under control.”

The cause of the fire accident was not immediately known. However, personnel suspected it could have been caused by an electrical short circuit.

Fire and Rescue Services DGP C. Sylendra Babu and ICF officers reached immediate the spot and supervised all the fire fighting activities.

#ICF_Fire on 26th September 2020 at 3 AM, Electrical furnishing shop. Loss about Rs. 400 crores, as told by the ICF sources.

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