Hyderabad: Fire breaks out in Moula Ali plywood shop, no casualties reported
A fire broke out at a plywood shop in Krishna Nagar, Moula Ali around 4 am, suspected due to a short circuit. Firefighters doused the blaze in an hour. No casualties reported, though wood and other materials were damaged. Investigation underway.
Hyderabad: A major fire broke out in a plywood shop at Krishna Nagar in Moula Ali on Thursday morning. No casualties were reported and a short circuit is suspected to have led to the fire.
The incident occurred around 4 am and the local residents who noticed the fire and flames from the shop alerted the police.
“Personnel from both fire department and police reached the spot and started fighting the fire. Two fire engines were deployed and the fire was doused in an hour,” said a Fire Department official, adding that wood and other inflammable material in the shop were damaged, resulting in thick smoke.
A short circuit from the main switchboard is suspected to be the cause, the official said. There was nobody in the shop at the time of the incident averting life loss. The total worth of the property damaged was to be estimated
The case is under investigation.
