Vijayawada: Massive fire breaks out at TVS showroom; several two-wheelers gutted
According to police, the fire started from the first floor of the showroom and quickly spread to the godown
By Newsmeter Network Published on 24 Aug 2023 6:56 AM GMT
Vijayawada: About 300 two-wheelers were gutted after a fire broke out in a bike showroom at Vijayawada.
#Vijayawada: Atleast 300 two-wheelers gutted in fire, after massive fire broke out at TVS showroom in KP nagar, #Vijayawada on Thursday.
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The cause of fire is suspected to be a short circuit.
More details awaited.
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Police suspect that the cause of the fire is a short circuit.
The fire broke out in the TVS showroom and godown in the KP Nagar area on the Chennai-Kolkata national highway early morning.
According to Vijayawada Central ACP P Bhaskar Rao, the fire accident occurred when new vehicles were being unloaded from a truck which came from Chennai. The fire started from the first floor of the showroom and quickly spread to the godown.
On information from the security personnel, fire tenders started operation.Five fire engines were deployed to douse the blaze as a result of which as many as 200 vehicles could be saved. "Since the store and godown as pre-fabricated structures, the fire spread quickly," said the police.
The showroom is also said to be the main hub for TVS vehicles for Vijayawada and Krishna districts. The loss could be around Rs 4 crore, as per preliminary estimates.
A case is yet to be lodged by the showroom authorities.
This is a developing copy.
