Overview
- The fire erupted at M. J. Classic Furniture under a residential block in Asif Nagar, forcing about 40 people from nine flats to evacuate.
- Crews from the Amberpet and Gowliguda stations arrived with two engines and contained the blaze, and officials reported no casualties.
- A preliminary assessment points to an electrical short in the showroom’s false ceiling, with a detailed investigation pending.
- Police booked owner Mohammed Shakeel for negligence after he and workers used nearly 15 extinguishers before calling firefighters as combustible stock intensified the flames.
- Fire officials warned that running furniture units inside residential buildings without No Objection Certificates is illegal and dangerous, citing recent fires in Nampally and Pragathi Nagar as cautionary examples.