A fireplace that tore via a constructing close to Hyderabad’s historic Charminar monument killed at the least 17 individuals and injured a number of others, officers stated Sunday.
Several individuals have been discovered unconscious and rushed to numerous hospitals, in line with native media. They stated the constructing housed a jewellery retailer at floor degree and residential house above.
“The accident happened due to a short circuit and many people have died,” federal minister and Bharatiya Janata Party chief G Kishan Reddy advised reporters on the web site of the accident.
The Director General of Telangana Fire Services Y Nagi Reddy advised reporters that 21 individuals have been within the three-story constructing when the hearth began on the bottom flooring early Sunday.
“17 people, who were shifted to the hospital in an unconscious state, could not survive. The staircase was very narrow, which made escape difficult. There was only one exit, and the fire had blocked it,” he stated.
The fireplace was introduced below management.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced monetary compensation for the victims’ households and stated in a submit on X that he was “deeply anguished by the loss of lives.”
Fires are frequent in India, the place constructing legal guidelines and security norms are sometimes flouted by builders and residents.
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