Talking to the media, Vijay Shekar, an official of the Fire Rescue Department Tamil Nadu said, "In these summer days we can see a lot of fire incidents and it's normal here. The 14th floor at the Terrace panel board caught fire due to Electric leakage."
Authorities rushed to the site of the incident at around 11:30 pm (local time) after a person on a separate panga boat called 911 to report about victims in the water.
"The ongoing efforts and options available for extinguishing the fire were discussed. The meeting decided to explore a flooding approach to extinguish the fire at the earliest," an official statement said.
The residents of Brahmapuram and nearby areas should avoid going out on Sunday as much as possible as the smoke cannot be controlled. Stay at home as much as possible," she said.
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 10 (ANI): A prominent mall in Islamabad which caught fire on Sunday was sealed off till further investigation on the structural capability of the building, district officials said.