Visakhapatnam:A fire broke out at a three-storey hardware shop in Ravikamatam mandal of Anakapalli district on Sunday. The incident took place at Ravikamatam village where the building housed iron goods on the ground floor, plastic goods on the second and third floors and welding operations on the first floor. The fire, believed to have started due to welding activities, spread rapidly through the building and caused massive damage to the property.
Neighbors were alarmed to see a person trapped inside the burning structure. Acting quickly, they managed to rescue the person safely from the back of the building. As the fire spread, plastic pipes and other materials were consumed and the flames spread to the second floor. The situation escalated until another fire department arrived to help contain the blaze.