Archive · 25 Nov 2025
Fire Damages Historic Shalibanda Clock Tower
A big fire happened next to a very old clock tower in Hyderabad.
The fire started in a shop that sells electronics.
The clock tower is more than 100 years old and was fixed in 2023.
The fire damaged the clock, so it stopped working.
The tower is special because it was once the entrance to a palace.
People who care about old buildings want the government to protect the tower and fix it soon.
A team is checking the tower to see how bad the damage is.
A fire in an electronics showroom damaged the historic Shalibanda clock tower in Hyderabad.
The clock tower, over a century old, was restored in 2023 and has now stopped working due to the fire.
The tower has clocks on the front and back and rings every hour from 6 am to 12 midnight.
Heritage activists are urging the heritage department and Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation to protect and repair the tower.
A team from the heritage department has been sent to inspect the damage and submit a report for further action.
- Who
- Heritage activists, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Heritage department
- What
- Fire damaged the historic Shalibanda clock tower
- When
- Monday night
- Where
- Shalibanda, Hyderabad
- Why
- Fire broke out in an adjacent electronics showroom
- Location
- Shalibanda, Hyderabad
- Date of Incident
- Monday night
- Cause of Fire
- Electronics showroom
- Clock Tower Age
- More than a century old
- Restoration Year
- 2023
- Clock Functionality
- Damaged, halted
- Historical Significance
- Gateway to Raja Rai Rayan Shamraj Bahadur Palace