The gutted kirana store
Hyderabad: A kirana store in Telangana’s Medak district was gutted in a fire accident at 1:30 AM on Sunday, Mach 29. Items worth Rs 8 lakh were burnt down.
The incident occurred near Siripuram bus station, where the owner, Jangam Prabhu, resident of Jaggampet, had been operating the store.
The fire broke out at 1:10 AM. The villagers woke up due to commotion and tried to douse the fire, Speaking to Siasat.com, Medak Station Fire Officer Prashant said, “The fire occurred due to a short circuit at 1:10 AM, and we received a call at 1:23. The whole shop was gutted and the fire was doused with two fire engines.”
There were no casualties in the incident.
This post was last modified on March 29, 2026 12:27 pm