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.
Updated On – 20 June 2025, 06:56 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.
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.
While the exact time the fire started is not clear, police stated that local residents quickly noticed the flames and doused the fire using water from a nearby borewell.
On receiving information, the Meerpet police reached the spot and took up investigation.
