Hyderabad, July 26 -- A fire broke out near a temple in Nalgonda early on Sunday, July 26, and spread quickly in which 15 shops were reportedly gutted.

The incident occurred near the Sri Parvati Jadala Ramalingeswara Swamy Temple at Cheruvugattu, under Narketpally mandal, due to a suspected short circuit in one of the shops. It caused an estimated loss of Rs 9 lakh.

Speaking to Siasat.com, Nagolnda District Fire Officer, Satyanarayna Reddy said, "The fire occurred due to a short circuit at a shop around 3 AM. There were no casualties or injuries in the incident."

The fire occurred at a time when a large number of devotees were around the temple on the occasion of Tholi Ekadasi. The fire also spread to the Gram Panchayat office, where a...