A massive fire broke out at the laddu distribution counter at the Lord Venkateswara Temple in Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh on Monday afternoon. The temple administration took swift action and vacated the area as the flames spread.
The incident took place at the counter number 47 and is said to have been trigerred by a short circuit in the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system associated with the computer setup.
VIDEO | Fire breaks out at the laddu distribution counter of Venkateswara Temple Tirumala, Tirupati. More details are awaited.
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Notably, the incident occurred during the ongoing 10-day Vaikunta Dwara Darshanam.