Overview
- The fire began around 11 p.m. Tuesday in a temporary furniture shop at Pragathi Nagar in Bachupally, according to police.
- Six fire tenders and six teams comprising 36 firefighters battled the flames through the night and brought it under control by about 8 a.m., the Kukatpally SHO said.
- Multiple adjacent furniture sheds were destroyed, with published estimates ranging from roughly 15 to several dozen outlets.
- No injuries or deaths were reported, and stored combustible materials in the shops intensified the blaze and complicated suppression.
- The cause remains under investigation, and early reports varied on the exact location, with one outlet citing Nizampet in Kukatpally.