Mancherial: A fire broke out in a cotton mill in Chennur town here on Monday. A short circuit is suspected to have led to the fire. The value of the property loss was assessed to be Rs 70,000.
Fire officials said that around 5,000 quintals of cotton were stored in Adhishankaracharya Cotton Mill at the time of the accident.
Firefighters from Chennur Fire Station rushed to the spot and extinguished the blaze, preventing major loss.