Officials said that nine fire tenders are on the scene to douse the fire. The visuals of the incident showed a thick plume of smoke billowing from the houses engulfed by the fire.
Fire official, Srinivas said, "The fire broke out in Ravi Foods. Six fire engines reached the spot to douse the blaze. There have been no causalities reported until now. This incident happened today early in the morning at 5 am. Efforts are underway to control the fire."
Taking to its social media handle, IAF posted on X, "Continuing its firefighting efforts to douse the raging forest fire in the Nilgiris, the IAF Mi-17 V5 helicopter undertook multiple Bambi Bucket Operations."
A fire broke out at an educational institute in Gajuwaka, Visakhapatnam. After receiving information, fire tenders rushed to the spot to douse the fire.
A massive fire broke out at a factory in Delhi's MangolPuri on Sunday night, officials said. Later, the fire was doused off and no injuries were reported.