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Watch: Hoarding on LIC building in Chennai’s Anna Salai catches fire, no casualties reported

The cause of the fire was suspected to be an electrical short-circuit in the LED lights of the hoarding.

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Apr 03, 2023 · 02:35 pm
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Fire on the LIC Building in Chennai. This LIC Building was the tallest building in India when it was completed in 1959. Video @SIVARAMAN74 pic.twitter.com/TkiT2R1iI2

— Sangeetha Kandavel (@sang1983) April 2, 2023

FIRE ON THE TERRACE OF CHENNAI'S ICONIC 14 FLOOR  LIC BUILDING 

FIRE FIGHTERS EXTINGUISH IN FIVE MINUTES

ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT ON THE NAME BOARD SUSPECTED @ndtv pic.twitter.com/vA0jOlQwyU

— J Sam Daniel Stalin (@jsamdaniel) April 2, 2023

FIRE IN LIC BULIDING TODAY in Chennai pic.twitter.com/RDNoAmfyyh

— Srikantan (@Srikantan1955) April 3, 2023

Fire @ #Chennai #lic building pic.twitter.com/PiA2KRJwV7

— SANKARANARAYANAN SUDALAI (@SHANKARtcr) April 2, 2023

Seeing heavy smoke and fire from the top of the LIC building. What’s going on? pic.twitter.com/svICZUYCZh

— Vaishali (@vaishjai) April 2, 2023

Tamil Nadu | Fire breaks out on the top floor of the LIC building in Chennai. Fire tenders on the spot. pic.twitter.com/Ur5jaAA0vZ

— ANI (@ANI) April 2, 2023
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