By India Blooms News Service Sep 12, 2022
Hyderabad: At least eight people died and six others injured in a major fire that broke out in an e-bike showroom situated on the ground floor of a multi-storied building in Secunderabad here.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was saddened by the loss of lives due to the fire in Telangana.
Condolences to the bereaved families. May the injured recover soon, he tweeted as news of the Monday night blaze was reported.
Rs 2 lakh from PMNRF would be paid to the next of kin of each dead and Rs 50,000 each to the injured, the PMO 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: PM @narendramodi
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The fire that broke out around 11 pm in the electric bike showroom, spread to a lodge on the upper floors, police said.
Of those killed, four have been identified as tourists boarding at the lodge. The injured were undergoing treatment at various hospitals including the state-run Gandhi hospital in the city, police said here.
The exact cause of the fire is being investigated, police said.
The blaze started around 11 pm and quickly spread into a lodge-cum hotel housed in the four storied building. The showroom was on the ground floor.
The injured were mostly from among those who tried to jump down from the lodge above to escape the inferno.
Fire tenders rushed to the spot, as also state Home Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali and Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav who visited the spot late night.
Nearly 25 tourists from different places were in the luxury lodge-cum-hotel when the incident occurred, police added.