Kerala: Major blaze breaks out in textile shop at Kalpetta

KOZHIKODE: A major fire broke out at a textile showroom at Kalpetta in Wayanad Wednesday night.
The fire broke out at the Sindur textiles shop at around 8 pm. The blaze which started in the top floor of the five- storey building soon engulfed the two floors beneath it.
Four fire tenders from Kalpetta, Mananthavady and Sultan Bathery are battling the blaze late into the night, even at 11 pm.Fire tenders from Kozhikode district have also been sought for the operation. There is no report of any casualty.
The fire broke out when the staff was readying to close the shop. There were around 100 people in the building when the fire broke out and a major tragedy was averted as they were quickly evacuated.
Traffic in the Kalpetta- Bathery road was affected for hours due to the blaze.