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Tent house storing firecrackers catches fire near Hyderabad’s Sun City; no casualties, say cops

Flames spread to a food court adjacent to the tent house, leading to a cylinder blast. Cops suspect short circuit as the prima facie reason.

ByAjay Tomar

Published Nov 11, 2023 | 1:26 PM ⚊ Updated Nov 12, 2023 | 2:35 AM

Video Massive fire erupts near Hyderabad's Sun City in a tent house used as a crackers warehouse; no casualties, says cops

The "tent house" on fire in the Sun City area of Hyderabad's Rajendarnagar in the early hours of Saturday,11 November. (Screengrab)

A suspected electrical short-circuit sparked a massive fire at a tent house in the Sun City area of Hyderabad’s Rajendranagar in the early hours of Saturday,11 November.

The police said the tent house was used as a warehouse to store firecrackers ahead of the Deepavali festival. No casualties or injuries have been reported.

“The fire broke out around 2.30 am. The owner was using the tent house to store crackers. Prima facie, we suspect that a short circuit led to the fire. Firefighters brought the situation under control within an hour or so,” B Nagendra Babu, SHO Rajdendernagar, told South First.

A massive fire broke out at a tent house, used as a crackers warehouse, in the Sun City area of #Hyderabad's Rajendarnagar.
Cops confirm no casualties & suspect a short circuit to be prima facie reason. The flames also engulfed the adjacent buildings. @ajaytomarasks reports pic.twitter.com/nCDxzcqklG

— South First (@TheSouthfirst) November 11, 2023

The flames also spread to a food court adjacent to the tent house and reportedly led to a cooking cylinder blast.

As per reports, three nearby shops were also gutted. No one was in the shops when they caught fire.

Also read: 3 fatal fires, 17 dead: What was common — and avoidable — in the recent Secunderabad fires?

Previous fire incidents

The twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad witnessed three major fire incidents in the recent past.

The inferno on 16 March at the sprawling Swapnalok Complex in Secunderabad killed 17 people.

On 19 January this year, the charred remains of three young men were found in the now-demolished Deccan Corporation building on Minister’s Road.

Eight people, mostly tourists, were killed on 12 September last year when a massive fire broke out at the Ruby Pride Luxury Hotel. The fire that started in an electrical vehicle showroom in the building, spread to the hotel.

Investigations into these fires had found that fire safety norms were flouted in all three cases.