Fire breaks out at Future City plastic supplies company

Hyderabad: A major fire broke out at a plastic supplies company in the Future City Police Commissionerate on Thursday afternoon, November 12.

Police officials have confirmed that the incident took place in Nandigama village, and no casualties were reported.

Upon being notified, Nandigama Police and Fire Department personnel immediately reached the spot and brought the fire under control. Plastic chairs and other items inside the establishment were completely gutted in the fire, officials said.

Police added that the preliminary estimate of property damage is around Rs 2 to 3 crore. They suspected an electrical short circuit caused the fire.

Nandigama Station House Officer B Veerababu told Siasat.com that police personnel visited the premises and conducted an inquiry into the incident. No loss of life or injuries were reported, he said.

The exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.

Several fire incidents were reported this week amid Diwali, with the Telangana State Disaster Response and Fire Department receiving 122 distress calls on the day of the festival.