Shop gutted in a major fire at a market on MG Road in Thiruvananthapuram https://t.co/rOFDdfXZ5X — TOI Trivandrum (@TOI_Trivandrum) 1558420182000

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A major fire broke out in a commercial building at MG Road in East Fort area of Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday morning. Chellam Umbrella Mart was completely gutted in the fire.The shop is situated in a densely populated shopping area and hence the firefighters were trying hard to prevent the spreading of fire to nearby shops.After over three hours of toil, the fire and rescue services personnel have finally contained the fire that broke out in Chellam Umbrella Mart showroom located on the busy stretch of MG Road in the capital city. No civilian casualties were reported, however, three firefighters reportedly sustained minor burn injuries during the operations.Fire units from all stations in the district were summoned to the scene. This includes Panther, the powerful fire tender used at Trivandrum International Airport too.Even though the firefighters successfully contained the flames from spreading wide, one shop, Supreme Leather Mart, which sells footwear and bags, located adjacent to Chellam Umbrella Mart, suffered heavy losses.There is still smoke emanating from the godown of the shop, where large amounts of foam mattresses had been stocked. This is because the foam mattresses are burning from inside and the water pumped by firefighters are not reaching its source.