Watch: Thick plumes of smoke fill the sky as major fire guts three buses in Tamil Nadu
A major fire at a bus body-building facility in Tamil Nadu, India, destroyed three buses and significant construction equipment. Firefighters successfully contained the blaze after three hours, and no casualties were reported.
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NEW DELHI: A major fire broke out at Bhima Coach, a private bus body-building unit in Govindampalayam on the Karur-Coimbatore Road in Tamil Nadu's Karur district on Sunday, engulfing three buses and destroying equipment and materials used for bus body construction.The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.Dramatic visuals from the scene showed towering clouds of thick black smoke engulfing the sky as flames ripped through the parked buses. The blaze quickly spread through part of the facility, sending dense plumes of smoke high into the air, visible from a distance.Firefighters from Karur rushed to the spot with fire tenders and water tankers, launching an extensive firefighting operation.
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