Mahabubnagar, January 13: Cotton bales Lakhs of rupees were reduced to ashes in a fire mishap that occurred at Sri Ramya Ginning Mills in Gadwal mandal in Mahabubnagar district on Thursday afternoon.
According to Fire Department sources, the mishap destroyed cotton material to the tune of Rs 34 lakh. Preliminary investigations point that a short-circuit may be the reason for the breaking out of the fire, but the exact reasons are yet to be ascertained.
The exact damage to the property is yet to be ascertained, fire brigade sources said.
Fire tenders were immediately pressed into service from Mahabubnagar district to extinguish the flames. No casualties were reported in the incident.
The officials said thousands of cotton bales were damaged in the fire.
INN