Hyderabad: A major fire broke out at a tent house shop under the Begum Bazaar police station limits on Sunday evening. No casualties were reported.
The fire broke out at Baba Tent House, a wholesale dealer of tents and function-related materials. The shop is situated in the Karachi Bakery lane on Mozamjahi market road.
Three fire tenders from Gowliguda fire station and Assembly rushed to the spot to douse the fire. Traffic on the Gosha Mahal- Begum Bazaar stretch was affected.
Residents of neighboring buildings were asked to move out as a precautionary measure.
Heavy smoke is coming out from the tent house and a lot of combustible material is stored there. The firemen are making attempts to douse the fire by pumping in water. The Begum Bazaar police reached the spot and are assisting the firemen in dousing the fire.
The police suspect a short circuit behind the fire accident.
The Union Home Minister has alerted the states of the country in the wake of the Indo-Pak War. The Telangana government and police, which were immediately alerted, took preemptive measures. Security has been tightened in Hyderabad.
Thirty-two airports across northern and western parts of the country, including Srinagar and Amritsar, have been closed for civilian flight operations till May 15, according to the civil aviation regulator.
In view of the ongoing high alert across India and intensified security arrangements in Hyderabad and Secunderabad, the city police have issued a ban on bursting firecrackers or fireworks in public spaces, particularly near military cantonment areas.
India responded strongly to Pakistan’s repeated drone and missile attacks and hit at least eight military targets inside Pakistan on Friday night with precision, thereby causing significant damage, the Centre told the media, as part of a special briefing on ‘Operation Sindoor’.