Hyderabad: How did the massive fire break out in the building near Charminar? How did 17 people die a painful death, revealed:

News Topical, Digital Desk : The fire that broke out in a building at Gulzar House near Charminar in Hyderabad was caused by a short circuit, a preliminary investigation into the incident by the fire department has revealed. A fire broke out in a residential building in Gulzar Houz area on Sunday morning, killing 17 people. According to a statement by Telangana Disaster Response and Fire Services Director General Y Nagi Reddy, preliminary investigations have revealed that the cause of the fire was a short circuit. "Preliminary investigations suggest that the cause of the fire was a short circuit. The cause of death of all 17 people was due to smoke inhalation," ANI news agency quoted Reddy as saying. "No burn marks were found on anyone's bodies."

statement given by fire officer

The fire official said, "The fire brigade was relentless in dousing the fire and rescuing people... The building had a tunnel-like entrance of just two metres. There is only a one-metre staircase to reach the first and second floors. This made rescue and relief operations extremely difficult. The fire was brought under control by 9 am... There were a total of 21 people inside the building... The cause of death is smoke inhalation; no one suffered burn injuries."

Eight children under the age of 10 died

The list of 17 deceased released by Telangana Fire Disaster Response Emergency and Civil Defence includes the names of eight children below the age of 10. The youngest child in the list has been identified as 1.5-year-old Prathan. The seven other children have been identified as 7-year-old Hami, 4-year-old Priyansh, 2-year-old Iraj, 3-year-old Aarushi, 4-year-old Rishabh, 3-year-old Anuyan and 4-year-old Iddu.

PM Modi expressed deep grief

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the death of people in the building fire in Hyderabad. He has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh to the families of the deceased. Those injured in this accident will be given Rs 50,000. According to a statement from the Prime Minister's Office, this ex-gratia amount will be given from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF).