Massive fire breaks out at a shop in Hyderabad’s Ameerpet, no casualties reported so far

Hyderabad police commissioner VC Sajjanar said the fire broke out at KSR Fashions, a garments showroom inside the commercial complex at Srinivasa Nagar West, adjacent to metro pillar number 1043. “Emergency response and rescue operations have been taken up at the site,” Sajjanar said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.

According to a senior official from the Hyderabad fire department, the blaze began around 1 pm, sending thick plumes of smoke into the sky and triggering panic among local shop owners and commuters.

Firefighters rushed to the scene immediately, launching an extensive operation to prevent the flames from spreading to adjacent commercial establishments.