Overview
- Emergency services were called around 8:40–8:45 pm to a blaze at the LIC regional office in Madurai’s Periyar area near the railway junction.
- Fire and Rescue officials told PTI three fire engines were deployed, while The News Minute reported at least 12 units involved and four water tenders pressed into service before the fire was brought under control.
- Casualty accounts diverge: Madurai City Police told ANI a woman died, PTI quoted fire officials saying no injuries, and The News Minute reported one woman rescued and another employee with burn injuries.
- An eyewitness, identified as Manikandan, said he broke a glass door, helped an injured person exit, and was later told a woman remained upstairs.
- Authorities say the cause of the fire remains unknown and an investigation is underway.