Date:04/05/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/04/stories/2008050452390100.htm

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Chillies on fire

— Photo: T. Vijaya Kumar

Burning hot: A massive fire caused extensive damage to Asia’s largest chilli market yard at Guntur in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday. Chilli stocks, cold storage units and over 450 shops were destroyed in the fire that broke out when a truck hit overhead electric wires, causing a short circuit.