India: Death toll after Hyderabad building blaze rises to nine
Fire in Hyderabad building
At least nine peoplehave been killed and severalothers were injured after a firebroke out in the Indian city ofHyderabad at achemical warehouseon Monday (Nov 13). The incident, which took place in the city'sNampally area, is said to have been caused bya spark during a car repair.
About the incident
A report by news agency ANI citingHyderabad's Central Zone DCP Venkateshwar Rao said that the blaze was caused by a spark during a car repair and spreadto the chemicalskept in the warehouse.
"The repair work of a car was going on in the godown on the ground floor. The sparks spread to the chemical barrel kept in the godown and caused the fire. Within no time, the fire engulfed other floors of the building and caused six deaths," said Rao.
Fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the blaze was brought under control, said the DCP.
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So far 21 people have been evacuated from the building, out of which10 people were shifted to a hospital while six of them died, a senior fire department official told reporters, as per news agency PTI.
The fire department official, based onpreliminary information, said that the victims are suspected to have died of asphyxiation.
Director General of Fire Services, Nagi Reddy said that the storage of chemicals in the building might have been done illegally. "Chemicals were stored in the stilt area of the building and the fire was caused due to these chemicals," he added.
Meanwhile,Telangana Chief MinisterKC Rao has expressed grief over the incident andoffered condolences, while instructing the officials concernedto provide allrelief measures immediately.
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Fire breaks out at electronics shop
Earlier on Monday, another fire was reportedat an electronics store located in the Indian city's Shalibanda area. However,there were no reported casualties.
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Six fire tenders along with 30 fire fighting personnel despatched to the spot and successfully extinguished the flames, a local fire official told ANI.
"A fire broke out at an electronics showroom at Shalibanda. The fire spread to the second and third floors of the showroom," saidSrinivas Reddy, district fire officer, speaking about the incident.
He added, "After three hours of work, we controlled the fire. The incident happened around 1 amtoday."
(With inputs from agencies)