Dry grass lawn near Vellore fort set afire
A grass meadow maintained by the horticultural wing of the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) was engulfed in flames after unknown miscreants set it on fire on Tuesday. By the time Fire Service personnel managed to put it out, the fire had destroyed the lawn almost completely.
By : migrator
Update: 2020-02-25 21:24 GMT
Vellore
The space in front of the old fish market on the other side of the Anna Salai, which abuts the moat of the Vellore fort, was in flames around 11 am. The grass was dry due to the rising temperature, which helped the fire spread swiftly. Sources said the fire was suspected to have been the handiwork of somemiscreants.
Passers-by who saw the blaze immediately alerted the Fire Service station situation about a kilometre away, from where a fire tender rushed to the spot. The personnel finally managed to put out the fire after considerable struggle.
When asked, ASI officials said they were awaiting a report from the horticultural wing. The latter would soon file a report about the incident after conducting a preliminary inquiry.
The fire in the heart of the town shocked locals, as it came just a few days after a similar case in which the vegetation on the hills in and around Chenganatham, about five kilometres from Vellore on the National Highway, were set ablaze by unidentified persons.
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