Paint shop gutted in fire in Kozhikode; loss estimated at Rs 1.5 crore
Kozhikode(Kerala) (PTI): A major fire broke out at a paint shop near here on Sunday, Fire and Rescue Services officials said.
The fire occurred at Indian Associates, a paint shop owned by Ashraf of Mannur at Ramanattukara.
According to officials, the blaze was reported to the Meenchanda Fire Station shortly after 1 pm.
A team from the Meenchanda station rushed to the spot and initiated firefighting operations, officials said.
Subsequently, a team from the Beach Fire Station also joined the operation.
Officials said the fire was brought under control after more than two hours of firefighting efforts.
Three fire units from the Meenchanda station and one unit from the Beach station were deployed at the scene.
The shop owner said the fire caused losses estimated at more than Rs 1.5 crore.
The exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, officials added.
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Accept Congress decision appointing V D Satheesan as Kerala CM: K C Venugopal
Thiruvananthapuram/New Delhi (PTI): Congress general secretary (organisation) K C Venugopal on Thursday accepted the party decision to select V D Satheesan as the chief minister of Kerala and congratulated him.
Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, Venugopal, who was one of the three persons being considered for the post, said he will provide all support to the CM and the UDF government in Kerala.
The decision comes more than 10 days after the results of the April Assembly polls in Kerala were declared.
The Congress-led UDF secured a more than two-thirds majority in the Kerala Assembly elections, but the party has been unable to decide its chief ministerial face due to lobbying by different camps and protests by workers at the ground level.
Besides, Satheesan and Venugopal, senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala was also in the race for the CM post.
