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Firefighters on the spot after fire dousing the fire at an oil warehouse in Chennai in Tamil Nadu on Saturday. Photo/ANI
Firefighters on the spot after fire dousing the fire at an oil warehouse in Chennai in Tamil Nadu on Saturday. Photo/ANI

Smoke continues to rise from Chennai oil warehouse

ANI | Updated: Mar 01, 2020 14:41 IST


Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar 1 (ANI): Smoke continues to rise from the oil warehouse in which a fire had broken out in Madhavaram area in Chennai on Saturday.

Over 500 firemen, 26 fire tenders were deployed to douse the massive fire.
"Over 500 firemen, 26 fire tenders and 6 foam tenders on the job. To a large extent, the fire has been put out. It is a godown of a chemical-based material used for medical purpose, so the possibility of poisonous gas ruled out," Sylendra Babu, Additional Director, Fire and Rescue Service, told ANI.
Property damage in the fire is yet to be ascertained. (ANI)

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