Hyderabad: Fire breaks out in furniture-making and repair workshop building in Asifnagar; Twelve rescued

A fire broke out early Saturday in a furniture workshop at Asifnagar, Hyderabad. Twelve workers trapped on upper floors were safely rescued by fire officials. The blaze, caused by a short circuit, was controlled within an hour

Hyderabad: Twelve persons were rescued from a building that caught fire at Asifnagar on Saturday morning.

According to the fire officials, the fire broke out in a building where a furniture-making and repair workshop is located. The workers noticed smoke coming from the workshop around 4.20 am and alerted the fire department.

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Firefighters from different fire stations rushed to the spot and took up fire fighting operations and rescue efforts. “In the cellar, ground and first floor, the furniture workshop is running while on the upper two floors, 12 workers are staying. On reaching the spot, we rescued the workers who were trapped in the building,” said T Venkanna, District Fire Officer, Hyderabad.

The fire officials said the fire broke out following a short circuit in the electric panel board at the ground floor. The fire officials brought the fire under control within an hour.