Fire at toy shop at Chala
The Hindu
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Panic prevailed in the Chala market on Monday evening after a fire broke out at a wholesale toy shop there. While there were no casualties, Fire and Rescue Services personnel and the police were kept on tenterhooks for around two hours. The fire was noticed around 5.15 p.m. at Mahadev Toy Shop, near Sree Padmanabha Theatre. The fire engulfed the third floor of the building that was apparently used as a godown for plastic and stuffed toys. The shop had a large cotton stock used to stuff toys and the fire spread rapidly.
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