Fire breaks out at Megha Engineering stockyard in Amaravati, investigation under way

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Superintendent of Police Vakul Jindal assessing the concern    pursuing  a occurrence  mishap  astatine  the stockyard of Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Limited adjacent   Rayapudi successful  the Amaravati superior  metropolis  connected  Tuesday.

Superintendent of Police Vakul Jindal assessing the concern pursuing a occurrence mishap astatine the stockyard of Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Limited adjacent Rayapudi successful the Amaravati superior metropolis connected Tuesday. | Photo Credit: HANDOUT

A occurrence broke retired astatine the stockyard of Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Limited adjacent Rayapudi successful the Amaravati superior portion connected precocious Monday nighttime (March 23, 2026). The Guntur territory constabulary launched a high-level enquiry into the incidental connected Tuesday (March 24).

According to officials, the occurrence broke retired astir 11 p.m. astatine the gait located adjacent the caller HoD towers nether the jurisdiction of Tulluru Police Station. Large quantities integrative (PLB) pipes that were stored were gutted successful the blaze, with astatine slightest 22 tons reportedly destroyed.

Superintendent of Police Vakul Jindal rushed to the spot connected Monday nighttime to reappraisal the firefighting operations and instructed unit to bring the flames nether power without delay. He revisited the tract connected Tuesday, accompanied by elder officers, including Additional SP A.T.V. Ramana Kumar, to measure the concern and analyse evidences and origin of the fire.

The worldly  gutted successful  the occurrence  mishap  connected  Tuesday.

The worldly gutted successful the occurrence mishap connected Tuesday. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri

Police teams, on with RFSL and FSL experts, inspected the affected country and began collecting method and carnal evidence. The CCTV footage is being analysed, and investigators person been asked to research each angles, including accidental causes and imaginable foul play.

The SP instructed officials to thoroughly analyse information standards astatine the stockyard and place immoderate lapses. He emphasised that those responsible, if any, would look stringent enactment pursuing the investigation.

Published - March 24, 2026 06:59 p.m. IST

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