Major fire erupts at aluminum manufacturing unit in Jeedimetla

A major fire broke out in an aluminum items manufacturing unit at Ramreddy Nagar in the industrial area in Jeedimetla here on Friday.

No casualties were reported in the fire and the cause of fire was yet to be known, police said.

According to the police, workers of the unit noticed the fire and rushed out to safety. Local residents alerted the fire department and the police



personnel.

Fire caught the plastic drums which were filled with crude oil and chemicals, which triggered dark smoke, with the flames spreading to the whole unit.

The police along with fire department officials with the help of three fire engines doused the fire in about two hours.

The Jeedimetla police are investigating.