Tirupati fire incident: A massive fire erupted in a photo frames manufacturing unit located in a building near a temple in Tirupati on Friday. Meanwhile, the police said about the fire near the famous Govindaraja Swamy temple. Police said electrical short-circuit was suspected to be the reason for the fire and added that they managed to bring it under control. Also, the temple's chariot was taken away to safety.
"The fire accident happened in Lavanya photo studio but no damage occurred to our temple (Govindaraja temple). The studio is run by a private person and is located near the temple," Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) chief vigilance and security officer (CVSO) D Narasimha Kishore told PTI. The workers in the shop and other people present at the building escaped the fire safely. However, no casualties were reported.
Devotees were worried as the chariot of Govindaraju Swamy temple was near the incident site. They tried to move the chariot from there as there was a possibility of the chariot catching flame if the fire increases further, media reports read.
District fire department, municipal fire tenders and TTD firefighters swung into action to bring the blaze under control, which did not affect flow of devotees to the temple, said Kishore. Meanwhile, M Ravi Prakash, DIG, Anantapur Range said the fire was in the studio located on the road leading to the temple which makes photo frames of local deities. He said it took about an hour to bring the fire under control.
On the other hand, traffic was affected due to the fire incident and a chaotic situation prevailed in the streets soon after the fire incident. On receiving the information, the fire officials reached the spot and doused the fire.
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