A view of a gutted cracker shop at Sitaphalmandi
HYDERABAD: Fire officials received 145 calls between Sunday morning and Monday evening during Diwali. Estimates put property damage at over Rs 2 crore. The biggest blaze broke out at 3.45 am on Monday at an industrial cluster in Kukatpally’s Asbestos Colony, gutting a paper cup unit, warehouses belonging to Haldiram’s and GRB Ghee. At Secunderabad’s Bandimet, a fire at a wholesale medical mart caused an estimated Rs 1.5 crore loss, with a short circuit suspected. Another fire at a plastic manufacturing unit in Katedan spread to an adjoining plywood unit, causing losses estimated at Rs 10-15 lakh. At Sitaphalmandi’s Namalagundu, a rocket landed inside a cracker shop, resulting in damage estimated at Rs 1.5 lakh.
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