{
  "id": 4215744,
  "title": "Fire guts TV repair shop in Keralam’s Perumbavoor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/fire-guts-tv-repair-shop-in-keralams-perumbavoor",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T15:08:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/fire-guts-tv-repair-shop-in-keralams-perumbavoor/article71404949.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A television repair shop in Chelakkulam, near Perumbavoor in Keralam, was destroyed by a fire on Saturday evening, August 29, 2026. The incident marks the third fire outbreak in commercial establishments in suburban Ernakulam within a week. The blaze occurred around 1 a.m. at the shop owned by Thajudheen, while he was still working. The fire began in a solar battery, which exploded while the shop owner attempted to put it out. The flames quickly spread to polystyrene sheets stored in the shop, filling the facility with dense smoke. Mr. Thajudheen's house, located close to the shop, also suffered partial damage as the fire extended to the building. Fortunately, he managed to awaken his family members and guide them to safety before the fire could engulf them. Fire and Rescue Services from Pattimattom, Perumbavoor, and Aluva stations extinguished the fire after a two-hour operation. The inferno claimed around 150 television sets, spare parts, and multiple pieces of equipment. Earlier this week, a furniture manufacturing unit at the Piravom mini industrial estate was gutted in a fire believed to be caused by a short circuit, and two days prior, a major fire ravaged a godown next to a stationery supermarket in Angamaly.",
  "summary": "Fire at TV repair shop marks third such incident in Ernakulam’s suburbs in a week",
  "key_points": [
    "Television repair shop in Chelakkulam destroyed by fire on August 29, 2026.",
    "Fire began in solar battery, spread to polystyrene sheets, causing dense smoke.",
    "Fire and Rescue Services extinguished blaze after two-hour operation, saving lives."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}