Major fire in Ranganathan Street, Chennai.

A major fire broke out at leading retailer 'Saravana Stores' on the Ranganathan Street, the shopping hub of South Chennai, this morning.

 

The explosion of LPG cylinders in the fifth and sixth floors of the complex is suspected to have sparked off the blaze.

 

The accident occurred as breakfast was being arranged for hundreds of employees of the leading retailer. The fire which broke out in the Saravana Stores soon spread to nearby shops.  Several lakh worth of goods were destroyed in a major fire that broke out at the fourth floor of a commercial building at the busy Ranganathan Street here early on Monday.

 

The incident was reported to the fire services and  eight  fire tenders have been rushed to the spot. Due to narrow carriage way  the fire tenders could not near the place of accident and one by one the tenders are getting in.  Snorkel has been pressed into service.  According to the fire control room,  no casualities have been reported yet.