Thiruvananthapuram: Two persons suffered minor injuries after a fire broke out at a godown belonging to post office in Kerala's Padmanabhaswamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram early on Sunday morning, police said.
The godown was gutted in the fire.
No casualties was reported in the incident.
The fire was however brought under control after 15 fire tenders were rushed to the spot, police added.
The blaze started from the compound of the post office near the temple.
The incident happened around 3am in the morning.
The security officials saw the fire through the CCTV and immediately called fire services to control the fire.
The fire triggered panic in the area, a high-security zone in the city in view of its proximity to the shrine besides being a thickly populated area.
Old bags used by the postal department were stored in the godown. The godown was gutted while two other adjacent godowns suffered extensive damage in the fire, fire department sources said.
"We immediately rushed to the spot on getting information and started fire fighting operations. A total of 15 fire tenders were used to control the fire," a fire force official said.
Local residents said they saw flames rising several metres high. The place where the fire broke out is near the north gate of the famed temple.
State Devaswom Minister Kadakampalli Surendran said security measures in the area would be strengthened.
He said most of the buildings situated in and around the temple were very old and the electric wiring was also old.
People residing in these buildings have to do something about it, he added.
The Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple is one of the oldest shrines in the state.
(With PTI inputs)
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