Goods worth Rs 50 lakh gutted in Namakkal

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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsMachines and fabric worth around Rs 50 lakh were gutted in a fire mishap in Attur main road, Rasipuram on Sunday.“When the labourers were working in the morning, they heard a loud sound and the electric wires started burning immediately, causing fire in the two sheds, which housed five auto loom machineries,” said A S Vasudevan, proprietor of Arulmurugan Fabrics.All the employees who were working at the machines, managed to escape to safety, sources said. Fire and Rescue personnel rushed to the power loom and doused the flames immediately.Vasudevan said that he had been manufacturing fabrics including shirts and trousers for export, and added that the damaged machines had to be checked by technicians to see if they could be reconditioned or replaced.Rasipuram police registered a complaint in connection with the fire accident.Preliminary inquiries revealed that an electric short circuit could have caused the fire. “Usually crows sit on the overhead electric cables causing a sudden flow of high voltage. As a result, fire breaks out”, sources said.first published:January 01, 1970, 05:30 ISTlast updated:January 01, 1970, 05:30 IST
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Machines and fabric worth around Rs 50 lakh were gutted in a fire mishap in Attur main road, Rasipuram on Sunday.

“When the labourers were working in the morning, they heard a loud sound and the electric wires started burning immediately, causing fire in the two sheds, which housed five auto loom machineries,” said A S Vasudevan, proprietor of Arulmurugan Fabrics.

All the employees who were working at the machines, managed to escape to safety, sources said. Fire and Rescue personnel rushed to the power loom and doused the flames immediately.

Vasudevan said that he had been manufacturing fabrics including shirts and trousers for export, and added that the damaged machines had to be checked by technicians to see if they could be reconditioned or replaced.

Rasipuram police registered a complaint in connection with the fire accident.

Preliminary inquiries revealed that an electric short circuit could have caused the fire. “Usually crows sit on the overhead electric cables causing a sudden flow of high voltage. As a result, fire breaks out”, sources said.