Two major fire incidents reported at warehouses in Narsingi and Medchal

Hyderabad: In the span of a couple of hours, two major fire incidents were reported in Hyderabad and Medchal on Monday.

A massive fire broke out at a godown storing scrap material at Maisammaguda, Gundla Pochampally of Medchal district on Monday,leading to damages in lakhs of rupees.

After receiving a call, the firefighters swiftly responded, and are bringing the blaze under control. Fortunately, no casualties were reported in the fire incident. The reason for the fire is yet to be ascertained.

A few hours later, another blaze incident was reported from Narsingi in Hyderabad. No casualties have been reported so far.

The fire erupted in a furniture warehouse and it quickly spread to nearby residences and caused panic among the traders and residents of the neighbourhood.

The fire department has pressed a few fire tenders in the service and they are trying to douse the fire.

In the early hours of Monday, a private Hyderabad-bound bus erupted in flames on National Highway near Jadcherla. All the bus passengers on their way from Bengaluru had a lucky escape as the driver displayed his presence of mind. He quickly stopped the bus and alerted the passenger to quickly get off the bus. The bus was totally gutted in the fire along with the luggage of the passengers.