Summary:
Three other firefighting points were at the top of the residential apartment building nearby. KOCHI: Narrow lanes and ongoing Metro work posed challenges for the firefighting teams to reach Kalathilparambil Road, where a six-storey building housing a footwear godown caught fire on Wednesday morning. We could not reverse the fire engines as the road is narrow. When I went to see the source of commotion, I saw people rushing down the building, which caught fire. Around 300 fire force personnel and more than 60 fire tenders reached the spot.“We filled the tank of the nearby residential apartment several times and used thw water to douse the fire..