A major fire broke out at a factory in Jeedimetla on Sunday morning resulting in loss of property worth lakhs of rupees. The fire personnel doused the flames fighting for over five hours.
According to M. A. Shareef, fire officer at Sanathnagar fire station, the fire broke out at Cimteche Systems Private Limited Company located at the Industrial Area Jeedimetla. Three fire tenders from Sanathnagar, Jeedimetla and Kukatpally rushed to the spot.
Huge flames continued to erupt from the factory for about two hours even as fire personnel battled the blaze. “It is not exactly known what chemicals were stored in the barrels kept inside the factory, but the barrels exploded for around an hour creating panic in the area,” Mr. Shareef said.
Noticing the intensity of the blaze more fire tenders from Moula Ali and Secunderabad fire stations were pressed into service. Finally at around 3 p.m. the fire personnel could control the fire. The cause and extent of the damage in being ascertained, fire officials maintained.
