Hyderabad: Fire in scrap godown, none hurt

A scrap godown located in Lakshmi Priya Colony, Hayathnagar  was gutted in fire accident and property worth around Rs 20 lakh is suspected to have been damage

Hyderabad: A major portion of a scrap godown was gutted in fire at the industrial area in Hayathnagar on the city suburbs on Monday.

No casualties were reported and officials suspect short circuit might have led to the fire.

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The godown is located in Lakshmi Priya Colony, where the locals who noticed fire and thick smoke emanating from the premises alerted the police and fire department.

A fire engine doused the fire within an hour, by which most of the godown was damaged.

The Hayathnagar police are investigating. Property worth around Rs 20 lakh is suspected to have been damaged.