Overview
- Fire erupted around 4:30 pm at a mattress and sofa unit beside Zaitoon Hotel near the Falaknuma bridge in Hyderabad.
- Stored cotton, cloth and beds fueled rapid spread inside the tin-shed shop before responders curbed the blaze.
- Fire units from Chandrayangutta and Moghalpura led the response with a Rajendranagar water bowser supporting operations.
- Four tenders brought the situation under control and prevented wider spread to nearby shops and an open plot.
- Police cleared heavy congestion from the Falaknuma Railway Bridge toward Taj Falaknuma Palace after more than an hour, while officials said the cause and damage assessment remain pending.