Archive · 29 Sep 2026
Fire breaks out at historic Koder House in Fort Kochi
A fire started at Koder House in Fort Kochi on Tuesday evening.
The fire began at about 6:50 p.m.
Firefighters and rescue workers quickly went to the building.
They came from several stations near Fort Kochi.
Officials said the fire was brought under control.
They suspect an electrical short circuit caused it.
People did not yet know how much damage had been done.
The building is very old and important to Kochi’s Jewish heritage.
It is now being changed into a heritage hotel.
A fire broke out at Koder House in Fort Kochi around 6:50 p.m. on Tuesday.
Fire and Rescue Services personnel from several nearby stations brought the situation under control.
Officials suspect a short circuit caused the fire.
The extent of the damage was not immediately known.
Koder House is a historic 19th-century building being converted into a heritage hotel.
- Who
- Fire and Rescue Services personnel responded, while officials investigated the incident.
- What
- A fire broke out at the historic Koder House.
- When
- Tuesday evening, at about 6:50 p.m.
- Where
- Koder House on Tower Road in Fort Kochi.
- Why
- Officials suspect that a short circuit caused the fire.
- Location
- Koder House, Tower Road, Fort Kochi
- Fire reported
- Around 6:50 p.m. on Tuesday
- Building
- Three-storeyed, brick-red historic mansion
- Current use
- Being converted into a heritage hotel
- Suspected cause
- Short circuit
- Fire response
- Personnel from various stations brought the fire under control
- Damage
- Extent was not immediately known
- Historical background
- Built as a Portuguese mansion in the 19th century and renovated by Samuel S Koder in 1905