42 tin sheet shelters damaged as nine LPG cylinders explode in Tirupur
Sharadha Devi of Tirupur city had built 42 tin-sheet shelters for workers on 15 cents of land at MGR Colony opposite to the Chikkanna Government Arts College. She collected Rs 1,300 from the workers as monthly rental for each tin-sheet shelter.
People from Tiruvannamalai district, who were engaged in construction and other work in Tirupur, were staying in the shelter along with some guest workers from other states.
Most of them went for work on Wednesday morning, with only a few women remaining there.
Police said that due to a gas leakage, a blast occurred in one shelter and the fire spread rapidly from one shelter to another. The women who were present there managed to escape from the shelter. Subsequently, eight more LPG cylinders exploded one after another, filling the area with smoke.
Concrete roof houses located a few metres away from the spot were unaffected.
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All 42 tin-sheet shelters were damaged in the blast.
Fire and rescue services personnel arrived with two fire tenders. However, they were initially unable to enter the area due to heavy smoke.
Police reported that residents living more than a km away from MGR Nagar heard the blast. Firefighters brought the blaze under control after a three-hour struggle.
Aadhaar cards, educational certificates and gold ornaments were destroyed in the fire. People who were residing at the shelter home were distraught after losing their belongings in the mishap. Tirupur South MLA K Selvaraj met the workers and assured them that he would arrange food and accommodation for them.
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