Straw-laden lorry catches fire in Ranipet
A truck driver escaped injury after his vehicle, loaded with straw, caught fire upon hitting a live overhead cable in Ladavaram village. Local fire services successfully extinguished the blaze after an hour-long operation.
Why it matters
The incident highlights infrastructure safety risks and the importance of emergency response coordination in rural areas.
A truck driver suffered minor injuries after a vehicle carrying straw caught fire coming into contact with a live overhead cable in Ladavaram village on Wednesday.
The police said that the driver S. Ravi, 46, a native of Walajah, managed to jump off the vehicle before the driver’s cabin caught fire. The truck was carrying straw from Vellore to Tirupattur. When the truck reached a government school in the village, the straw touched the low-lying live cable that triggered a fire.
The villagers who noticed this drew the attention of the driver to the fire. Residents alerted the fire and rescue services officials from Arcot, who put out the flames. They battled for nearly an hour to bring the fire under control.
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