Hyderabad Tragedy: 17 Lives Misplaced In Hearth Close to Charminar; PMO Gives Ex-Gratia Aid | India Information
Hyderabad Hearth: A large hearth broke out in a constructing at Gulzar Home close to Hyderabad’s Charminar on Sunday morning, killing 17 people, together with youngsters as younger as 1.5 years.
In a launch, the Telangana Hearth Catastrophe Response Emergency and Civil Defence knowledgeable that upon receiving data at 06:16 am in regards to the hearth within the G+2 constructing at Gulzar Home Chowrasta, Charminar, the Moghalpura water tender and its crew rushed to the scene of the fireplace.
It added that because of the entry constraints and to hurry up the search and rescue operations, an help name was given to different hearth stations, and in complete of 12 home equipment reached the fireplace floor and took part within the firefighting and rescue operations. It took two hours to extinguish the fireplace.
“The suspected reason for the fireplace is below investigation. The worth of the property broken is but to be ascertained,” the discharge added.
The people who misplaced their lives embrace Prahalad (70), Abhishek (31), Pankaj (36), and others, in accordance with the discharge.
17 individuals have misplaced their lives within the hearth incident that broke out in a constructing in Gulzar Home close to Charminar in Hyderabad earlier in the present day: Telangana Hearth Catastrophe Response Emergency & Civil Defence. pic.twitter.com/AjQGiczzyZ
— ANI (@ANI) Could 18, 2025
Union Minister and Telangana BJP Chief G Kishan Reddy, who was current on the scene of the tragedy, knowledgeable that a number of individuals have been feared to be lifeless and added that the accident occurred as a result of a brief circuit.
Speaking to reporters, Reddy added that the fireplace broke out in a pearl store and continued to tell in regards to the deaths and accidents.
He mentioned, “The hearth broke out in a pearl store owned by a household. Their home was on the ground above the store. The accident occurred as a result of a brief circuit. Many individuals have died within the accident. Some have been injured.”
“I’m not blaming anybody, however since Hyderabad is a quickly creating metropolis, the police, municipal, hearth, and electrical energy departments ought to be strengthened. The hearth departments right here don’t have sufficient gear. The household informed me that the fireplace tenders had inadequate gear till 7:30 am… The state authorities should allocate more cash to the fireplace division… After talking to the Prime Minister, I’ll get the central authorities to offer monetary help for the households of the deceased,” Reddy continued.
#WATCH | Hyderabad, Telangana | Union Minister and state BJP chief G Kishan Reddy says, “The hearth broke out in a pearl store owned by a household. Their home was on the ground above the store. The accident occurred as a result of a brief circuit. Many individuals have died within the accident. Some… https://t.co/Tk0NBMaMbR pic.twitter.com/NzNPizPyJm
— ANI (@ANI) Could 18, 2025
Talking to ANI, Telangana Minister Ponnam Prabhakar mentioned that whereas the fireplace broke out round 6 am and by 6:16 am the fireplace division of the Telangana authorities was current on the spot.
He mentioned, “The hearth broke out round 6 am, and by 6:16 am, the fireplace division of the Telangana authorities was current on the spot. They tried to avoid wasting everybody. However the hearth had unfold massively… Nearly all of the individuals contained in the constructing have died.”
Prabhakar added that Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy had a phrase with the household who have been dwelling within the constructing that caught hearth.
“The Chief Minister has spoken to the household. The state authorities will absolutely assist the household. We are going to conduct a radical assessment to make sure hearth security and keep away from any such incidents sooner or later. The general public additionally has to assist the fireplace division on this,” he added.
#WATCH | Hyderabad | Telangana Minister Ponnam Prabhakar says, “The hearth broke out round 6 am and by 6:16 am the fireplace division of the Telangana authorities was current on the spot. They tried to avoid wasting everybody. However the hearth had unfold massively… Nearly all of the individuals… https://t.co/Tk0NBMaMbR pic.twitter.com/ZvkwzH2usl
— ANI (@ANI) Could 18, 2025
A complete of 11 hearth engines have been dispatched to the spot to carry the fireplace below management and additional investigation into the reason for the fireplace is underway.
PMO Broadcasts Ex-Gratia
In a put up on the social media platform X, the Prime Minister’s Workplace expressed condolences and mentioned, “Deeply anguished by the lack of lives as a result of a fireplace tragedy in Hyderabad, Telangana. Condolences to those that have misplaced their family members. Could the injured get better quickly.”
As well as, the PMO’s put up added that an ex gratia of Rs. 2 Lakh from PMNRF could be given to the following of kin of every deceased, and the injured could be given Rs. 50,000.
“An ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF could be given to the following of kin of every deceased. The injured could be given Rs. 50,000,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned.
Deeply anguished by the lack of lives as a result of a fireplace tragedy in Hyderabad, Telangana. Condolences to those that have misplaced their family members. Could the injured get better quickly.
An ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF could be given to the following of kin of every deceased. The injured could be…
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) Could 18, 2025
In keeping with ANI, one other accident on Could 14 was reported during which hearth broke out in a three-storey constructing in Hyderabad’s Begum Bazar.
(with ANI inputs)
