Major fire breaks out at textile shop in Kerala's Kozhikode
Kozhikode (Kerala) (PTI): A massive fire broke out at a leading textile shop triggering panic among locals in Kozhikode district of northern Kerala on Saturday morning.
No casualty has been reported following the incident so far, police said.
The blaze, which engulfed the multi-storey building, broke out on the third floor and a few vehicles parked in the ground floor were also gutted in flames, police sources said. The fire was later brought under control by fire and rescue service personnel.
Some local residents noticed the fire and thick smoke billowing out from the upper storey of the building and alerted the fire service personnel who immediately rushed to the spot to douse the flames.
"No casualty is reported so far. It is yet to ascertain whether short circuit or any other factor has triggered the fire," a senior police officer said.
Though the fire was almost extinguished, thick smoke is still emanating from the building, he added.
#WATCH | Kerala: Fire breaks out in a textile shop on Kallayi Road in Kozhikode. 12 fire tenders on the spot.
— ANI (@ANI) April 1, 2023
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Bengaluru-bound Air India flight makes emergency landing in TN's Tiruchirappally
Tiruchirappalli (PTI): A Bengaluru bound Air India Express flight with about 137 passengers made an "emergency landing," here following a technical glitch, sources at the airport said.
The Thiruvananthapuram-Bengaluru service suffered the glitch mid-air, following which it made the safe landing here, the sources added.
All the passengers disembarked the flight and the technical crew was attending to the fault.
An Air India Express spokesperson said the flight "was diverted to Tiruchirappalli due to a technical issue."
"A replacement aircraft is being organised to operate the flight to Bengaluru. We are providing all administrative arrangements and regret the inconvenience caused to the travel schedule (of passengers)," the spokesperson added.
