Kannur: A fire broke out at a vehicle junkyard on the Thaliparambu-Srikantapuram road at Vellarampara in Kannur on Thursday. Police use the yard to dump confiscated vehicles.

Police trying to extinguish the rapidly spreading fire at the Vellarampara car junkyard. Photo: Manorama
Police trying to extinguish the rapidly spreading fire at the Vellarampara car junkyard. Photo: Manorama

The fire started around 10 am. Around 500 vehicles have been gutted. Hours after the fire broke out, fire fighters managed to extinguish the fire. However, they are yet to find out what caused the fire.

The fire at Vellarampara car junkyard. Photo: Manorama
The fire at Vellarampara car junkyard. Photo: Manorama
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Though there is a fire station within 2 km of the yard, the fire spread fast before fire tenders could come. Vehicles seized in various cases in Taliparamba, Srikanthapuram and Pazhyangadi police stations are dumped in the yard.

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