A major fire broke out at Thangachimadam police station near here today forcing the police personnel to flee as the fire spread quickly due to wind, police said.
No casualty was reported.
Seven Sri Lankan fibre glass boats seized for ferrying the refugees illegally, besides smuggled goods, six motor bikes and an autorickshaw were gutted in the blaze, they said.
However, documents and furniture inside the police station were intact.
The fire has been doused, they added.
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