Karimnagar: A fire broke out in a private oil godown on Peddapalli bypass road on the outskirts of Karimnagar town on Thursday night.
Though the exact cause for the fire is not yet known, short-circuit is suspected to have triggered the
mishap.
Locals who notices fire leaping out of the oil godown at around 11 pm, alerted fire service department officials, who rushed to the spot along with two fire engines and doused the flames.
About Rs 20 lakh worth oil and other material was damaged in the fire.