Blaze Guts HB Colony Supermarket
Ramdev Mini Supermarket gutted in an early morning fire, with police suspecting an electrical short circuit or Diwali lamp.
A grocery store in HB Colony under Kushaiguda police station limits was gutted in a fire early Monday, causing heavy property damage. No injuries were reported.
According to Kushaiguda police officials, the fire broke out at Ramdev Mini Supermarket around 6 am, hours after the owner, a 36‑year‑old businessman, closed the shop following Diwali celebrations. He had remained at the premises with his family until midnight before leaving for home.
On Monday morning, local residents noticed smoke and flames emerging from the shop and alerted the owner. He rushed to the premises and informed the Fire Department. Fire personnel arrived and managed to bring the blaze under control.
By then, however, grocery stocks, furniture, refrigerators and other articles inside the supermarket had been completely gutted, resulting in substantial property loss.
The shop owner has been running the grocery business since 2006. Preliminary suspicion is that the fire could have been triggered either by an electrical short circuit or by a lamp lit inside the shop as part of Diwali celebrations.
Police have taken up an investigation into the incident. The exact cause of the fire will be established after inspections by the concerned departments.