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Major fire engulfs computer store
Updated On: 06 September, 2010 07:18 AM IST | | Bindiya Carmeline Thomas
Fifty firefighters, along with 200 volunteers, struggle for over two hours to douse fire; computer parts worth Rs 1.5 crore destroyed
Fifty firefighters, along with 200 volunteers, struggle for over two hours to douse fire; computer parts worth Rs 1.5 crore destroyed
Last night, a major fire broke out in a computer hardware shop on the Old Taluk Catchery (OTC) Road around 9 pm.
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Though no casualty was reported, computer parts worth Rs 1.5 crore were destroyed in the fire that engulfed the first floor of the two-storey building in which the fire broke out.
The locals informed the fire brigade at 9.40 pm and soon 10 fire engines rushed to the spot.
It took more than two hours for the 50 firemen to bring the fire under control.
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