A fire broke out in a shamiana (tent) godown situated at Road No. 12, Banjara Hills, in Khaja Nagar behind the Amrutha Valley complex. The mishap began at about 3pm on Tuesday.
The entire godown was up in flames for a pretty long time till help arrived in the form of fire engines. Tents, mattresses and plastic chairs have been destroyed.
The godown is located in the middle of a rather cramped up basti, but there have been no reports of casualties as yet. However, a few huts around the godown are said to have caught fire.
A loss of Rs. 2 crores has been reported. Health Minister Danam Nagender was among the bigwigs who visited the site.