The car was gutted in the fire that occured near Jolarpet on Saturday.
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A family of five escaped unhurt after the car they were travelling in caught fire at Pachal village near Jolarpet town in Tirupattur on Chennai-Bengaluru Highway (NH 48) on Saturday.
The police said that G. Motilal, a jewellery merchant in Tirupattur, and his family were returning from Government Medical College Hospital in Krishnagiri by car when Motillal, who was driving the vehicle, noticed smoke from the bonnet.
The family alighted from the vehicle as the fire spread. Firefighters and police from Natrampalli reached the spot. However, the car was gutted. The rescued persons were sent to Government Taluk Hospital in Tirupattur.
The police removed the charred vehicle from the carriageway.
Published – June 28, 2026 12:18 am IST
