Fire broke out in a commercial complex in Habsiguda creating panic in the area.
Firemen rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control. However, the smoke that emanated from the fire caused alarm among the local residents.
The fire started in a restaurant in the complex in the second floor, and soon spread to the garment showroom on the first floor. The firemen initially tried to put out the fire with three fire engines. But when the fire did not come under control, another seven fire engines were deployed.
There was a petrol bunk next to the building where the fire broke out, and the police closed it as a precautionary measure.
The fire caused a huge traffic jam on the Uppal-Secunderabad route.