Three members of a household, together with a four-year-old lady, died of asphyxiation after a fireplace broke out at Pasha Colony in Neknampur, Narsingi, on Friday night.
The blaze is believed to have been attributable to a brief circuit within the electrical meter field on the bottom ground of the G+2 constructing, which additionally homes a comfort retailer.
Officers from the Fireplace Division confirmed that the victims, recognized as Sijira Khatoon, 4, Jameela Khatoon, 65, and Sahana Khatoon, 30, succumbed whereas present process remedy.
District Fireplace Officer (DFO) of Ranga Reddy, Shaik Khaja Karimulla, said that 12 residents have been rescued from the constructing. He mentioned that the survivors carried out a headcount and promptly alerted officers concerning the lacking relations. Firefighters used a ladder to interrupt into their first-floor flat, the place they have been discovered unconscious. The three have been carried out and rushed to Golconda Space Hospital however couldn’t be saved. “The household was operating ‘Osman Kirana Retailer’ on the bottom ground and have been residing on the primary ground,” mentioned the DFO.
Preliminary investigations recommend {that a} brief circuit within the electrical meter field sparked the hearth, which then unfold and gutted the 2 CNG automobiles parked within the lot. Officers mentioned additional investigation would verify the precise trigger.
The fireplace management division reported that three fireplace tenders have been deployed following a misery name at 5.36 p.m. The primary response workforce was dispatched from Langar Houz, with two extra autos, together with a rescue unit, arriving inside minutes. The our bodies of three have been shifted to Osmania Basic Hospital for postmortem examination.
Printed – March 01, 2025 12:04 am IST
