more-inAbout 40% of the ornaments and gold inside a safety locker under the debris of the fire-ravaged Chennai Silks building was retrieved by the management on Tuesday. A spokesperson of Chennai Silks told The Hindu said some of it had melted. On May 31, a major fire broke out in the seven-storeyed building, which housed Chennai Silks and Sri Kumaran Thangamaligai, on Usman Road. The next day, a major portion of the building collapsed and authorities decided to demolish the unauthorised building. The owners of Chennai Silks and Sri Kumaran Thangamaligai were hoping to retrieve the gold and other valuables since the locker was designed to withstand any natural calamity or major fire.

Source: The Hindu July 11, 2017 19:41 UTC