Hyderabad: At least 11 people lost their lives in the wee hours of Wednesday after a massive fire broke out at a scrap godown in Hyderabad’s Bhoiguda, said the Hyderabad police while adding that the deceased were migrant workers from Bihar.
When the fire broke out police reported 12 migrant workers from Bihar were locked in the godown, which was located in a congested area of Secunderabad’s Bhoiguda. While one worker managed to escape the fire by jumping from the first floor of the two-storey structure, eleven others died.
The officials suspect that the fire was caused by a short circuit. However, they said the cause is being ascertained. “The fire incident took place in the morning around 3-4 am. A team of firefighters arrived immediately and doused the fire.
(SMIT SONI)
