Close shave for family after fire & cylinder blast

TNN | Aug 16, 2017, 11:34 PM IST

Chennai: Residents of a house in MM Colony, Aminjikarai, had a close shave after a fire broke out in their bedroom at 6am on Wednesday. The residents escaped unhurt as they were sleeping on the verandah outside the house at the time.

The fire spread to the kitchen and caused an LPG cylinder to burst before fire and rescue personnel arrived to put it out.

The incident occurred at the residence of Vasan, a flower vendor, his wife Revathi and three children.

Vasan had rented out a house on the second floor of the building from the owner Idayatullah.Vasan and his family members woke up after they noticed thick smoke emanating from the house.

They rushed inside to collect some of their belongings and left the house immediately as the fire was spreading. Other residents in the building also came out of their houses on hearing the commotion.

After one of the residents informed the fire and rescue personnel, a team of fire tenders from Koyambedu and Kilpauk rushed to the spot and put out the fire. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.