Chennai, Nov 14 (UNI) Two personnel of the Tamil Nadu

Fire and Rescue services department died and two others

injured when a textile showroom collapsed following a

major fire in Madurai district on Saturday.

Reports received at the police headquarters here said

soon after getting information that a fire broke out at the

textile shop at South Masi street, two fire services team

rushed to the spot to douse the blaze.

While the team was battling to bring the fire under

control, the old two-storeyed building collapsed due

to intense heat, trapping four people under the debris.

They were rescued from the rubble and admitted to

the Government Rajaji Hospital, where two firemen

P.Krishnamurthy and K.Sivarajan died despite best

of treatment.

Two other firemen, R.Kalyankumar and Chinnakaruppu,

who sustained burns and injuries were undergoing

treatment at the hospital.

Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, Opposition

DMK President M K Stalin, Dr S Ramadoss of PMK

and leaders of various parties condoled the death

of the two firemen in the blaze.

In a statement here, Mr Palaniswami announced a

solatium of Rs 25 lakh each to the families of

Sivarajan and Krishnamurthy, who died after the

first floor collapsed due to extreme heat due to

the fire, and a government job to one of their

family members in recognition of the supreme

sacrifices made by them.

While Rs ten lakh would be paid from the Chief

Minister's Public Relief Fund, Rs 15 lakh would

be paid from the government funds.

He also expressed grief and anguish over their

deaths and offered his heartfelt condolences to

the bereaved family members.

He also announced Rs three lakh each as assistance

from the government funds to the two other firemen,

Kalyankumar and Chinnakaruppu, who sustained burns

and injuries in the accident and said the government

would bear their full medical expenses.

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