Tamil Nadu: Fire breaks out at LIC Office in Madurai, woman dies
Dec 17, 2025
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 18 : A fire broke out in an LIC Office in the Periyar area of Madurai on Tuesday night. The fire tender and ambulance have been reported to be at the scene. One woman died during the incident, according to the Madurai City Police.
An eyewitness, Manikandan, said, "I came to withdraw cash from the ATM at exactly 8.45 pm. At that time, I learned that a fire had broken out on the upper floor, so I immediately went upstairs. I broke the glass door, and then a person came out with burn injuries. I informed the police and called an ambulance regarding the fire. After the injured person came downstairs, he told me there was a woman upstairs, but it was too late. If he had told me a little earlier, she could have been saved."
Further details awaited.
Earlier, a fire broke out at a chemical factory in Makhinga village of Palsana in Surat, Gujarat, on Wednesday. Fire tenders were rushed to the spot, and efforts to control the fire are underway, a fire officer said.
Fire Officer Rishi Soni told reporters, "A call was received this morning about a fire in a chemical factory. The fire tenders were immediately deployed on the spot. The efforts to douse the fire are underway. The cause of the fire is unknown."
Earlier on December 12, a massive fire broke out at a plastics raw material company in Gujarat's Valsad, with local fire authorities deploying multiple fire tenders to douse the blaze.
Visuals from Tumb village in Umbergaon taluka, Valsad, showed multiple firefighting officials carrying water containers to douse the flames engulfing the godown.
While no casualties have been reported so far, firefighting operations were carried out with at atleast six fire tenders on site.
On Thursday evening, December 11, a fire broke out at a godown in Gujarat's Surat.
Surat Chief Fire Officer Basantkumar Pareek told ANI, "Wooden items, used in weddings, are stored here. Flammable materials such as mattresses, cushions, and PVC chairs are also present. We are making efforts to ensure that the fire doesn't spread."
About 50 fire personnel carried out the operation, and no casualties were reported, the fire officer said.
