Fire burns down crop worth ₹1 crore

The farmers, who were already in distress due to the unseasonal rains damaging their harvest this year, were in for another shock following a fire mishap at a godown that damaged agriculture produce worth over ₹1 crore.

According to information reaching here, the storage facility which belongs to a rice miller located on the outskirts of Mahbubabad town on the Yellandu road caught fire.

Being Sunday, the mill was closed and with not many houses in the vicinity, the fire was not noticed.

Some passersby called up the Fire Department when they saw flames and thick smoke emanating from the storage unit.

One fire tender

There is only one fire tender available in Mahbubabad town and the fire station too had limited staff.

By the time the fire brigade arrived at the mishap scene, the fire had spread to the entire building, making it difficult for the fire fighters to put out the blazing flames.

Blinding

Further, with spreading of the fire to mirchi (chilli) stored in the godown, the fire fighters could not enter the building with their eyes open.

As the single fire tender was not sufficient, two more tankers from Narsampet and Maripeda were called.

Together, the fire fighters put out the flames but not before the farmers had incurred huge loss.

Farmers heartbroken

The farmers, who came to know about the fire, rushed to the scene and were seen in tears.