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Fire at petrol pump causes panic

Staff Reporter

Four fire tenders prevent the blaze from spreading in the residential area

TIMELY ACTION: Fire and Rescue Services personnel putting out a fire that broke out at a petrol pump at Vaduthala on Thursday. — Photo: Vipinchandran

KOCHI: A fire at a petrol pump at Vaduthala led to tense moments on Thursday. The pump is in a residential area.

Fire and Rescue Services personnel said traces of petrol were ignited by a spark from a motorcycle, causing the fire. Four fire engines from the Gandhi Nagar and Club Road fire stations put out the fire before it spread. A tanker was emptying petrol to the pump when the mishap occurred. A witness said timely intervention of Peter, a painter working at a nearby building, who closed the valves to the pump and the tanker, helped to avert a major accident. Some of the residents have come up with complaints against operating the pump in the residential area.

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