Two cars go up in flames on two different Chennai roads, passengers escape unhurt
Tondiarpet head station officer Muthu Veerappan arrived at the spot with fire tenders to douse the fire.
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CHENNAI: Two cars went up in flames at the Tiruvottiyur toll gate parking area and the Vinayagapuram main road in Chennai on Sunday in separate incidents, according to Maalaimalar. No casualty was reported in both incidents as passengers managed to escape unhurt.
In the first incident in Tondiarpet, Yogaraj (22), who was on his way to the Kummalamman temple with his family, had parked his car at the Tiruvottiyur toll gate parking area when smoke started emanating from the vehicle. As they got out of the car, the vehicle went up in flames. Tondiarpet head station officer Muthu Veerappan later arrived at the spot with fire tenders to douse the blaze.
In the second incident on Vinayagapuram main road, a car belonging to a man named Jayaraj (41) caught fire after he alighted from it..
Police have begun investigation into the two matters.
