The blaze, reported around 10:50 am, also triggered the explosion of 4-5 gas cylinders, Karimnagar District Fire Officer, T Venkanna, said, adding the fire tenders successfully doused the blaze.
A minor fire broke out at the NAFC (Naphthalene and Anthracene Fractional Crystallisation) of Coke Ovens and Coal Chemical Plant (CO and CCP) of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant on Saturday morning, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant authority said in a press release.
Properties worth several lakhs of rupees were gutted after a massive fire broke out in the Monabari area of Assam's Biswanath district on Monday, officials said.