Float Presented by Forest and WIld Life Department of Kerala at Trivandrum for onam celebrations 2012 before Fire Accident
The colorful float presented by the Forests and Wildlife Department suddenly caught fire, reportedly due to a short circuit. The incident, which occurred barely 100 meters away from the flag-off dais, saw flames engulfing the decked-up top portion of the lorry in less than five minutes even as four persons who were standing on the float jumped off to safety. It was the sheer presence of mind of a few policemen and a few members of the public that saved the day for hundreds of people from the crowd who were standing close to the procession as they quickly managed to bring the flames under control before the fire spread to the diesel tank of the lorry, which was full to the brim. Even as a fire engine managed to make its way through the crowd to the spot from near the dais, the flames were put out and the Fire and Rescue Services personnel just had to swathe the smoking vehicle in foam before pushing it away from the crowd. The incident held up part of the procession for nearly 30 Photograph taken before Fire caught up the Float carrying Lorry before the starting of procession of Onam celebrations 2012 at Trivandrum city of Kerala (India).
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Location: Trivandrum,Kerala,India
Photo credit: © Ramalekshmi / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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