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Lorry on fire plays havoc
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| 12/15/2002
Posted on 12/15/2002 7:40:51 AM PST by dighton
MADURAI: In a ghastly incident, a lorry, laden with match boxes, which caught fire after colliding with a tractor, set ablaze three autorickshaws, two roadside hotels, a tea shop and a fertiliser godown at Vadipatti, about 30 km from here on Saturday.
Police said three persons, including the lorry driver, were injured in the accident.
According to police, the diesel tank of the lorry burst in a collision igniting the match boxes. The fire spread instantly, forcing the lorry driver to jump out.
Later, the lorry ran helter-skelter setting ablaze three autorickshaws, two roadside hotels and a tea shop before demolishing a fertliser godown and then came to a halt.
Fire service personnel from Madurai rushed to the spot and put out the fire after two hours. The injured have been admitted to the Government Rajaji Hospital here.
The lorry was proceeding to Maharashtra from Kovilpatti when the mishap occurred.
TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: autorickshaws; ghastlyincidents; godowns; havoc; helterskelter; india; later; lorries; lorryequalstruck; matchboxes; mishaps; teashops; tractors
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posted on
12/15/2002 7:40:52 AM PST
by
dighton
To: dighton
What is an autorickshaw?
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posted on
12/15/2002 8:42:21 AM PST
by
templar
To: templar; aculeus; general_re; jellybean; Orual
What is an autorickshaw?This pretty well sums it up. I don't know about "days gone by," however: somewhere in India, even today, I suspect you'll find the bicycle and people-pulled variety.
Strenuous work + undernourishment generally = early funeral pyre.
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posted on
12/15/2002 8:56:37 AM PST
by
dighton
To: dighton; templar; general_re; jellybean; Orual
Does one go down to a godown?
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posted on
12/15/2002 9:10:05 AM PST
by
aculeus
To: aculeus
;-)
From Malay gudang: a warehouse or storeroom in the mysterious Orient.
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posted on
12/15/2002 9:21:59 AM PST
by
dighton
To: AnnaZ
Ghastly Incident alert.
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posted on
12/15/2002 9:39:58 AM PST
by
dighton
To: dighton
Thanks for posting.
I have always enjoyed the way English is used outside of North America. - So Brit, in a manner of speaking.
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posted on
12/15/2002 10:40:17 AM PST
by
ASOC
To: aculeus; MinuteGal
If one does go down to a godown, does on go up to an Upjohn? Or perhaps upchuck at a chuckwagon...
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posted on
12/15/2002 10:45:08 AM PST
by
jellybean
To: dighton
A godown is an etape or entrepot, as we all know.
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posted on
12/15/2002 11:06:31 AM PST
by
Consort
To: dighton
Oh wow, I thought this was about Lori, oh never mind.
To: dighton; aculeus; Orual; templar
According to police, the diesel tank of the lorry burst in a collision igniting the match boxes. The fire spread instantly, forcing the lorry driver to jump out.
Later, the lorry ran helter-skelter setting ablaze three autorickshaws, two roadside hotels and a tea shop before demolishing a fertliser godown and then came to a halt. "Later"? How much "later"? What was it doing in the meantime?
To: general_re; aculeus; chookter
That "later," IMHO, was the article's certain special something.
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posted on
12/15/2002 6:39:37 PM PST
by
dighton
To: dighton; aculeus
Must have been around tea-time. Even blazing trucks break for tea in the veddy civilised parts of the world...
To: general_re
"Later"? How much "later"? What was it doing in the meantime?Burning???
To: dighton
It sure is. Dang, you find the strangest stuff...
To: dighton
Lorry on fire plays havoc Poor lorry!
Oh, wait, that's a lory. Never mind...
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posted on
12/16/2002 10:34:55 AM PST
by
Dan Day
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