Fire breaks out at scrap shop
The Hindu
. Firefighters battle 3hrs to put out scrap shop fire; no one hurt. Five fire tenders despatched from Chenkslchoola & Chakka fire stations. Fire contained, prevented from spreading to nearby buildings.
Fire and Rescue Services personnel battled for over three hours to put out a fire that broke out at a scrap shop on Bund Road, Killipalam, on Friday. No one was hurt in the incident. Five fire tenders were despatched from the Chenkalchoola and Chakka fire stations after the alarm was raised shortly after 6 p.m. Although it took more than three hours to fully douse the fire, firefighters were able to prevent it from spreading to nearby buildings.
While residents are worried over deaths due to diarrhoea in Vijayawada, officials still grapple to find the root cause. Contaminated drinking water supplied by VMC officials is the reason, insist people in the affected areas, but officials insist that efforts are on to identify the disease and that those with symptoms other than diarrhoea too are visiting the health camps.