Hyderabad: Property worth lakhs of rupees was gutted in a fire on Saturday at a two-wheeler showroom in Malakpet.
About 50 bikes parked within its premises were damaged.
According to police, the fire broke out around 5 am at Aadi Hero Honda in Appaji Complex on the Malakpet Main Road near Saleem Nagar Colony.
On noticing smoke emanating from the showroom, locals informed the police who rushed to the spot. They then alerted the Disaster Response and Fire Services Department.
Three fire tenders from Malakpet and Gowliguda fire stations rushed to the spot.
The fire personnel brought the blaze under control by 9:30 am.
Fire personnel suspect the fire was due to a short circuit.
The showroom is part of a high-rise building which had ignored fire safety norms.
The building had no NOC from DG Fire Services. It is learnt that several notices were issued to the building owner Srinivas.
He is also stated to be the owner of the showroom.
Educational institutions too were housed in the same building, which has a height of over 21 metres.
Malakpet station fire officer, Amarnath Goud, said they were assessing the damage.
Violation of fire safety norms was also being verified.
