Chennai Silks building begins to collapse

On Thursday morning around 3 am, The Chennai Silks building at T Nagar began collapsing after the raging fire on Wednesday that took firefighters more than 24 hours to douse.

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Published:1st Jun, 2017 at 10:47 AM

Chennai

Reportedly, the fire had started to blaze again around 1 am with mini fires erupting now and then. According to officials, the building has weakened greatly after the massive fire accident.

As per the reports, the road on either side of Ranganathan Street and The Chennai Silks is very narrow to allow fire engines to enter for rescue operations.

It is noteworthy that T Nagar is the commercial hub of the city and building violations are rampant in the area despite HC's intervention.

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Chennai Silks building begins to collapse

On Thursday morning around 3 am, The Chennai Silks building at T Nagar began collapsing after the raging fire on Wednesday that took firefighters more than 24 hours to douse.

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