Chennai: Four persons were charred to death and one was critically injured when blaze gutted a scrap plastic godown in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvallur district on Thursday morning.
As many as fifteen fire tenders were deployed to douse the flames at the godown.
The fire was noticed at about 1.45 AM on Thursday, police officials said.
The exact reason behind the incident is yet to be ascertained, police said.
All fiver persons were sleeping during the time of incident.
More details awaited
