Hyderabad: Electric bike gutted by fire at Suraram

Reports indicate that the e-bike caught fire while parked near a medical store on Suraram Road. Before the fire engine could arrive, the flames spread to the store, partially damaging items in the front section.

Hyderabad: An electric bike was gutted down when fire broke out in the vehicle at Suraram of Jeedimetla in the city on Saturday.

According to reports, the e-bike was parked near a medical store on Suraram road when fire broke out in the vehicle. Before a fire engine could reach the spot the fire spread to the medical store partially burning the articles kept in the front portion of the store.

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Local people tried to douse the fire after collecting water from a nearby building. The firemen arrived and doused the fire.

Officials suspect the fire broke out due to a short circuit in the battery.