Hyderabad: Fire erupts in dummy helicopter; none hurt

Hyderabad: Fire erupts in dummy helicopter; none hurt As per available information, the dummy helicopter had been lying in mud and dust in the playground for a long time. It was abandoned at the spot after being last used by a film crew during shooting of movies. By Telangana Today Updated On - 20 June 2025, 06:36 PM Hyderabad: A dummy helicopter used in film shootings, which was parked in an open ground, caught fire at Gurram Guda, Meerpet on Friday evening. Nobody was hurt in the incident. Police suspect mischief mongers could have negligently thrown a cigarette butt inside the dummy aircraft resulting in the fire. Also Read Unemployed youth protest in Hyderabad, demand release of 2 lakh job notifications from Telangana govt As per available information, the dummy helicopter had been lying in mud and dust in the playground for a long time. It was abandoned at the spot after being last used by a film crew during shooting of movies. Ever since then, it has been used by local youths and children as a playing spot. “Children and youngsters from the nearby residential colonies come to the ground, sit inside the dummy helicopter and leave. We suspect that some miscreant might have lit a cigarette inside and threw the burning bud inside,” said a police official. Though when the fire started was not clear, police said on noticing flames the local residents doused it immediately with the help of water from the nearby borewell. On receiving information, the Meerpet police reached the spot and took up investigation.