Fire breaks out at timber depot in Telangana's Rangareddy | Hyderabad News - The Times of India
A fire erupted at a timber depot in Karmangath, Rangareddy district, late Friday night. Firefighters arriving promptly with three vehicles controlled the flames. The probable cause is an electrical short circuit. The depot, with stock valued at Rs80-85 lakhs, sustained undetermined damages. Fortunately, no injuries were reported and the fire is now under control.
NEW DELHI: A fire broke out at a timber depot in Karmangath under Saroornagar police station limits in Rangareddy district on Friday night.
"We received a fire call around 11:07 pm. A total of three fire vehicles reached the spot and controlled the fire.
The cause of the fire and loss of assets is yet to be known," Fire official Srenaiah said.
The timber depot proprietor indicated to the media that an electrical short circuit was the probable cause of the incident.
"Today, we closed the shop at 8:00 pm after completing our daily work, which ends at 7:30 pm.
However, due to a short circuit, a fire broke out. We have stock worth around Rs80-85 lakhs in the shop, but the extent of the damage has not been determined yet," the owner said.
The owner added, "Around 9:00 pm, I was informed about the fire through a phone call.
We tried to control the flames using gas cylinders and managed to control some of them. Fortunately, fire officials responded promptly, and the fire is now completely under control."
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