Fire breaks out in toy shop in Chalai market; disaster averted

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A fire has broken out in a toy store in Chalai market in Thiruvananthapuram. The fire broke out at the Mahadeva Wholesale Toy Store on the second floor of a building near the Sree Padmanabha Theater. The fire broke out in a warehouse built to store toys on the building's terrace. The preliminary conclusion is that the fire was caused by a short circuit.

A disaster was averted as firefighters contained the blaze and prevented it from spreading to nearby shops. A 12-unit team of firefighters worked for 2 hours to bring the fire under control. The warehouse contained 2 loads of toys that had been left unsold since the lockdown. Toys from this shop are usually sold to the main shops in the city.

The fire broke out around 5.30 pm. People's representatives including Mayor Arya Rajendran also reached the spot. The fire broke out at a wholesale toy shop owned by a native of Rajasthan. It is learnt that the wall of one part of the shop was destroyed by the fire.