Fire breaks out near Tirupati Govindaraja temple in Andhra Pradesh

Tirupati: A huge fire broke out in a shop close to Govindaraja Swami temple here, threatening to spread even while fire personnel are trying to put them out on Friday.

As flames rose high, devotees ran helter skelter and traffic in Mada Veedhi was stopped. Six shops and



about ten two-wheelers were gutted in the fire.

The fire accident occurred near the temple chariot. However, local MLA Bhumana Karunakar Reddy who was present at the spot, said that there was no damage to the vehicle and efforts were on to put out the fire at the earliest.