6 November 2010 05:30 pm
The incident took place during the evening damaging all the houses in the camp. No casualties were reported, however, property worth about Rs two lakh was destroyed.
Officials suspect a short circuit to be the reason behind the fire. Three fire tenders from nearby towns of Rajapalayam and Srivilliputhur doused the flames after a two hour battle.
State minister for Backward class welfare K K S S R Ramachandran visited the camp today and distributed food, essential items and saris. The minister said Chief Minister M Karunanidhi had ordered payment of Rs 2,000 in cash, five kg of rice and two litres of kerosene for the 60 affected families. (PTI)