Major fire breaks out at IMFL depot in Adilabad
The Hindu
Liquor stocks estimated at ₹ 2 crore destroyed in the fire
A major fire broke out at the godown of an outlet of Telanagana State Beverages Corporation Limited at Nagapoor village of Utnoor mandal in Adilabad district on Wednesday morning, destroying Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL) estimated at ₹ 2 crore.
According to the District Superintendent of Police M Rajesh Chandra, the fire broke around 8.30 a.m. and no casualties were reported. Disaster Response and Fire Services personnel battled for over 10 hours to contain the fire that broke out in all three godowns.
“As many as 28 firefighters from Utnoor, Jannaram, Adilabad and Ichoda have rushed to the spot with four fire tenders, one each, to douse off the flames,” Ichoda’s in-charge fire officer Durgam Rajalingam said. He said that at 9.12 a.m. they got an emergency call and soon the firefighters were pressed into service.