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Telangana: Eight dead in fire in Secunderabad; PM Modi announces Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia for kin of victims

Updated on: 14 September,2022 10:11 AM IST  |  Hyderabad
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The fire and smoke from the showroom engulfed a lodge situated above the showroom killing the victims

Telangana: Eight dead in fire in Secunderabad; PM Modi announces Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia for kin of victims

Rescue operation underway after a fire broke out in an electrical bike showroom in Secundrabad. Pic/PTI

Eight people staying in a hotel were killed in a fire accident that originated from an electric bike showroom in Secunderabad area here during the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday.


Five others were injured, police said.


The fire and smoke from the showroom engulfed a lodge situated above the showroom killing the victims, they said.


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About 25 to 30 people were said to be staying in the hotel at the time of the incident.

Firefighters rushed to the spot and rescued seven guests, who were trapped in the multi-storeyed building. The injured were shifted to hospitals.

TV visuals suggested that some people tried to jump out of the hotel windows in a bid to escape the fire.

PM Modi expressed grief. He tweeted, "Saddened by the loss of lives due to a fire in Secunderabad, Telangana. Condolences to the bereaved families. May the injured recover soon. Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF would be paid to the next of kin of each deceased. Rs. 50,000 would be paid to the injured".

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