Updated On: 09 August, 2010 07:30 AM IST | | Madhusudan Maney
It was their generous action which prevented the fire from spreading; they emptied their own water tanks to douse the fire in a time of water crisis
It was their generous action which prevented the fire from spreading; they emptied their own water tanks to douse the fire in a time of water crisis
In what can only be called an act of generosity, residents of Veerapillai Street near Commercial Street helped firefighters douse a major fire that engulfed a three-storey building, by supplying water from their own tanks.
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Residents helped authorities douse the fire by supplying water from their own tanks through small pipes. This, in times when the city is undergoing a major water shortage.
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