Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Saturday virtually inaugurated the permanent building for the fire station in Ranipet town since its formation way back in 1947.
Officials of the Fire and Rescue Services said that along with the 12 other fire stations, including one at Arakkonam and Tiruvannamalai in the State, Ranipet was the earliest fire station that was set up on October 5, 1947. Since then, the station has been functioning in a dilapidated structure on a five-acre plot in the industrial town.