Telangana: A Fire broke out in firecracker godown Telangana’s Warangal Rural district, police said, which killed 11 people. The fire broke out at noon and since then the firefighters were struggling to extinguish the fire and finally it ended at 1:45 PM.
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The rescue operation was carried out at the godown which was near Kotalingala village, around 135 km from Warangal town. “Around 15 people were reported to be inside when the fire broke out,” the police said.
Witnesses said that they first heard blast sound, after that the massive fire broke out because of which 11 people died and five were injured and were admitted to the MGM Hospital in Warangal town.
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An investigation has been ordered and the cause of the fire was being ascertained.