Hyderabad, May 16 -- A fire broke out in one of the high-rise apartments in Hyderabad's Kukatpally area on Saturday, May 16.

Thick smoke billowed from the 29th, 30th and 31st floors of the Lodha Apartments, a prominent residential area in the city.

On information, firefighters rushed to the spot and tried to control the blaze. All residents have been evacuated safely. "We are still controlling the fire. There is no one trapped inside those affected apartments," an officer told Siasat.com.

The exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Siasat Daily....