NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, FEB 29
Major fire broke out in Madhavaram on Saturday evening, leaving the residents in a shock, when they heard a loud and thundering explosion from a chemical warehouse.
Luckily, no casualty or injury was reported. The place of occurrence is, located just a few metres away from the ring road, caused breathing issues for the road users.
The Madhavaram depot road leading to the 100 feet road was blocked for traffic and vehicles were diverted through Retteri.
The raging fire and black smoke could be spotted from even 200 metres far away due to its intensity. The reason for the fire is yet to be ascertained.
Though 12 fire engines were deployed to douse the flame, it was going on strong till 9:30 pm and thick black smoke spread towards the neighbouring Retteri and Korattur areas.
When the fire engines ran out of water, more than ten metro water tankers rushed to the spot to recharge the fire engines.
Fire service personnel at the spot said since it was oil-based products, the fire continued burning intensely and it is expected to be doused by midnight.
