Major fire engulfs three Kukatpally scrap shops

in to clear the garbage pile because while we were dousing the fire on top of it, the fire was spreading through the bottom.”

Three fire tenders were rushed to the spot from Madhapur, Sanathnagar and Kukatpally. Some 25 water tankers were pressed into service to provide extra water. No casualties were reported. Kumar said nobody was present in the shops when the fire broke out.