Jagtyal (Telangana), Nov. 30 -- A major fire broke out at Kondagattu Stage late Saturday night, gutting about 30 toy shops and causing damage estimated in crores of rupees.
Police said the blaze spread rapidly from the Abhaya Hanuman statue area up to the Karimnagar-Jagitial main road, destroying large stocks of toys stored for the upcoming Sammakka Saralamma Jatara.
Traders had reportedly stocked material worth Rs 8-10 lakh in each shop, leaving several vendors devastated.
Fire tenders reached the scene around midnight, but by then the structures had already been engulfed and reduced to ashes.
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