A huge quantity of handloom cloth meant for school uniforms as well as towels, bedsheets and carpets, worth around ₹32 crore were reduced to ashes in a major fire that broke out at a godown of TS Handloom Weavers’ Cooperative Society Limited (TSCO) at Dharmaram village on the outskirts of Warangal city late on Monday evening.
Six fire tenders were pressed into service from different parts of the old undivided Warangal district to douse the flames. The fire-fighting operation continued throughout the night, sources said. Luckily, no one was injured in the fire the exact cause of which could not be determined immediately.
Though it was initially suspected that a short-circuit led to the fire, doubts were expressed over possible sabotage angle as the godown was devoid of electricity connection, sources added.
