Goods worth ₹3 crore gutted in fire at plastic manufacturing unit in Nandigama

A major fire broke out at a plastic manufacturing unit in Nandigama village, Future City, on Thursday afternoon, destroying plastic chairs and other household articles estimated around ₹3 crore. No casualties or injuries were reported.

The fire broke out at ASK Rajkamal Private Limited at around 3 p.m. on Thursday. Nandigama police and Fire Department personnel rushed to the spot after receiving information and brought the blaze under control.

An electrical short circuit is suspected to have triggered the fire, though the exact cause is yet to be established. Nandigama Station House Officer B. Veerababu said police visited the premises and conducted an enquiry into the incident.