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Home / News / India News / Photos / IN PHOTOS: Massive fire breaks out in Hyderabad building, nine killed

IN PHOTOS: Massive fire breaks out in Hyderabad building, nine killed

Updated On: 13 November, 2023 02:11 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

Nine people, including four women, died of alleged asphyxiation in a major fire in a five-storey residential building in Nampally area of Hyderabad in Telangana on Monday, the officials said. Pics/PTI

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Nine people, including four women, died of alleged asphyxiation in a major fire in a five-storey residential building in Nampally area of Hyderabad in Telangana on Monday, the officials said. Pics/PTI

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Nine people, including four women, died of alleged asphyxiation in a major fire in a five-storey residential building in Nampally area of Hyderabad in Telangana on Monday, the officials said. Pics/PTI
<p>According to police, the blaze erupted on the ground floor of the apartment complex, where some drums containing chemicals were stored and later spread to the first and second floor</p>

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According to police, the blaze erupted on the ground floor of the apartment complex, where some drums containing chemicals were stored and later spread to the first and second floor

<p>They said they received a call regarding the accident at around 9.35 am</p>

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They said they received a call regarding the accident at around 9.35 am

<p>Meanwhile, Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao expressed grief over the deaths</p>

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Meanwhile, Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao expressed grief over the deaths

<p>So far 21 people were rescued from the building. Among them, 10 people were found unconscious after inhaling smoke and they were shifted to a hospital. Nine among them died, officials said</p>

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So far 21 people were rescued from the building. Among them, 10 people were found unconscious after inhaling smoke and they were shifted to a hospital. Nine among them died, officials said

<p>The deceased were in the age group of six and 66, they said</p>

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The deceased were in the age group of six and 66, they said

<p>TV visuals showed fire personnel evacuating people, including children, through windows of the building</p>

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TV visuals showed fire personnel evacuating people, including children, through windows of the building

<p>Fire tenders rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control</p>

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Fire tenders rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control

<p>Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central Zone) M Venkateshwarlu said the fire spread rapidly and police and fire personnel evacuated the families from the building</p>

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Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central Zone) M Venkateshwarlu said the fire spread rapidly and police and fire personnel evacuated the families from the building

<p>Tamilisai Soundararajan directed the Chief Secretary to take immediate measures to provide comprehensive medical assistance to those who sustained injuries in the incident and also issued directives to conduct a thorough investigation into the incident, a Press Communique from Raj Bhavan said</p>

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Tamilisai Soundararajan directed the Chief Secretary to take immediate measures to provide comprehensive medical assistance to those who sustained injuries in the incident and also issued directives to conduct a thorough investigation into the incident, a Press Communique from Raj Bhavan said

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