Fire breaks out at electricity substation in Telangana's Nalgonda

A major fire broke out in an electricity substation located at Narketpalli road in Telangana's Nalgonda district on Wednesday.

No casualties have been reported so far in the incident.

"Today (on Wednesday), a major fire broke out in an electricity sub-station located at Narketpalli road in Nalgonda district. After receiving information, fire tenders teams from Nalgonda fire station were deployed to the spot," Yagna Narayan, District Forest Officer, Nalgonda, told over the phone.

The fire was doused after a few hours.

"Firefighters doused the fire in a couple of hours. No casualties were reported in the incident. Reason for the fire is lightning and thunderbolt," Narayan said.

( With inputs from ANI )