Massive Fire Breaks Out Under Amberpet Flyover in Hyderabad, Traffic Disrupted

New Delhi: A massive fire broke out under the Amberpet flyover in Hyderabad after plastic pipes caught fire on Tuesday. Fire tenders arrived at the spot and extinguished the flames, bringing the situation under control. 

Thick smoke led to a traffic jam in the area, but no casualties have been reported. The cause of the fire remains unknown.

Three die in building fire in Hyderabad

Earlier on February 28th three members of a family, including a seven-year-old girl, died of asphyxiation after a fire broke out in a house at Puppalguda.

Five people trapped in the ground-plus-two-floors building were rescued by firefighters, police personnel, and residents. Of them, two sustained injuries and are undergoing treatment at a state-run hospital, police said.

The blaze started on the ground floor of the building at around 5.45 pm, police said.

Three cylinders exploded in the incident, though the fire has now been completely brought under control, they added.

The fire is suspected to have been caused by an electrical short circuit in a refrigerator in the kirana shop on the ground floor, a police official said, citing preliminary investigations.

Visuals from the scene showed fire personnel rescuing people from the building. Some residents were seen holding a mattress on the ground while occupants jumped onto it as flames and smoke billowed from the premises.