Thrissur: A massive fire engulfed a car showroom in Kuttanalloor here on Saturday.
A two-storey glass facade building and two luxury cars were destroyed in the blaze that engulfed the car showroom situated at Kuttanellur in Thrissur Corporation limits around 6.30 am.
The incident happened allegedly due to a short circuit.
At least eight fire tenders -- seven from Thrissur and one from neighbouring Palakkad district -- were rushed to the spot to douse the blaze.
While around two vehicles were completely gutted in the fire, the others were quickly moved to safety by the authorities. Besides, accessories worth lakhs of rupees were also completely destroyed. The fire was brought under control around 9 am. The engine oil and other combustible liquid at the service centre had posed a problem to the fire fighters.
The security personnel at the shop first noticed the fire which originated from the service centre. The other vehicles were quickly moved to saftey when they intimated the shop employees about the same.
The losses are estimated to be around Rs 1.5 crore, a fire department official told.
(With PTI inputs.)
