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The incident occurred early morning on Sunday on the first floor of a commercial-cum-residential building. Read further on Dynamite News:
Rescue ops underway after blaze in Hyderabad building
Hyderabad: At least seventeen people were killed and several others injured in a major fire that broke out on Sunday morning at Gulzar House near Charminar in Mir Chowk here in Hyderabad. .
The incident occurred in the early morning on the first floor of a commercial-cum-residential building.
Among the deceased were four women and two children. Seven people sustained injuries, with the condition of two reported as critical. The injured were rushed to Osmania General Hospital, DRDO Hospital, and Hyderguda Hospital for treatment.
Some of the deceased were identified. They include Rajendrakumar (67), Abhisekh Modee (30), Sumitra (65), Munnibai (72), Aarushi Jain (17), Seethal Jain (37), Eraj (2) and Harsly Gupata (7).
According to officials, the fire is believed to have originated from a short circuit and quickly spread to the cellar and first floor of the building. Prompt action by the fire brigade, which deployed eight fire engines, brought the blaze under control.
Sixteen people who were trapped inside the building during the fire were successfully rescued and shifted to a nearby hospital for medical attention. Police confirmed that three children were among those injured in the incident.
Eyewitnesses said that at around 6 am, after seeing the thick smoke and flames, they raised an alarm and informed the fire department. But by the time help arrived, the fire had engulfed the building. People tried to extinguish the fire by pouring water from buckets, but the intensity of the fire was high.
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy expressed deep shock over the tragedy and directed senior officials to ensure all necessary assistance to the victims and their families. Emergency response efforts are ongoing, and an investigation has been launched to determine the exact cause of the fire.
Last month on 2nd April massive fire broke out at a warehouse in Saraswati Enclave Gurugram, prompting the deployment of 22 fire engines to douse the flames, officials said on Wednesday.
The fire broke out around 11:30 pm on Tuesday and the flames were not completely extinguished till Wednesday morning, Jai Narayan, a fire officer from the Sector-37 fire station, said.
"The fire department received information about the blaze at 11.39 pm on Tuesday. Fire engines were called from Gurugram, Nuh and Jhajjar to douse the flames. Work is still going on to extinguish the fire. There is no news of any casualties so far.
