HYDERABAD, June 4 -- A massive fire gutted several shops in a three-storey commercial complex in Hyderabad's bustling Ameerpet area on Thursday afternoon. Police said there were no casualties or injuries in the incident.

Hyderabad police commissioner VC Sajjanar said the fire broke out at KSR Fashions, a garments showroom inside the commercial complex at Srinivasa Nagar West, adjacent to metro pillar number 1043. "Emergency response and rescue operations have been taken up at the site," Sajjanar said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.

According to a senior official from the Hyderabad fire department, the blaze began around 1 pm, sending thick plumes of smoke into the sky and triggering panic among local shop owners and commuters.

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