Here is a list of major fire incidents in Chennai in 2017
Nadukuppam fish market was set on fire after the Jallikattu protest at the Marina beach. Police personnel were caught setting autos on fire.
Racer Ashwin Sundar's BMW rammed a tree and caught fire on March 18. Sundar and his wife Nivedhitha died on the spot.
A fire broke out in an apartment in Vadapalani on May 8. Four people, including two children, suffocated to death, while five others were seriously injured.
Three people were charred to death in a car near Mahabalipuram on May 27.
A fire broke out at about 4 am on May 31 and no casualties have been reported. The building is set to be demolished by the Tamil Nadu government.